Juvenile Emporer Angel Fish - The most fascinating fish in to the sea waters

The emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator, is a species of marine angelfish. It is a reef-associated species. The Emperor Angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) is also known as Imperial Angelfish and Imperator Angelfish. Juveniles are most fascinating fish in to the sea waters. The name is also commonly shortened to Emperor Angel / Imperial Angel / Imperator Angel in everyday speech. 

Adult Juvenile Emporer Angel Fish

They are dark blue with electric blue and white rings; adults have yellow and blue stripes, with black around the eyes. It takes about 24 to 30 months for an emperor angelfish to acquire its adult coloring. They grow to 40 cm (15.75 in) in length. Juvenile to adult transition may not fully occur in an aquarium.

Juvenile Emporer Angel Fish

The Emperor Angelfish lives in the Indo-Pacific. Its range stretches from East Africa and the Red Sea to Hawaii, the Equatorial Islands, and the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia. Northwards, the range proceeds up to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands. Southwards, you can find this species down to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia and the Austral Islands of French Polynesia. Emperor Angelfish has not been encountered in the waters around Easter Island, Rapa Island or the Marquesan Islands.