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title: "Semicircle Angelfish"
description: "Pomacanthus semicirculatus — Vissen. Pomacanthus semicirculatus, also known as the semicircled angelfish, Koran angelfish, blue angelfish, zebra angelfish or half-circled angelfish, is a species of ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish, in the family Pomacanthidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/semicircle-angelfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Semicircle Angelfish

> Pomacanthus semicirculatus — Vissen. Pomacanthus semicirculatus, also known as the semicircled angelfish, Koran angelfish, blue angelfish, zebra angelfish or half-circled angelfish, is a species of ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish, in the family Pomacanthidae.

- Scientific name: *Pomacanthus semicirculatus*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 2173
- Wikidata: [Q781918](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q781918)
- iNaturalist taxon: [110019](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/110019)

## Names

- en: Semicircle Angelfish
- de: Koran-Kaiserfisch
- es: Pez ángel Koran
- fr: Poisson-ange à demi-cercles
- pl: Ustniczek królewski

## Countries with the most observations

AU (481), ID (296), TW (182), SC (147), FJ (99), JP (85), ZA (81), NC (65), KE (58), PH (57), LK (49), MG (31)

## Summary

Pomacanthus semicirculatus, also known as the semicircled angelfish, Koran angelfish, blue angelfish, zebra angelfish or half-circled angelfish, is a species of ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish, in the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomacanthus_semicirculatus

## Photo

![Semicircle Angelfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/semicircle-angelfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Olly Morgan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/233659933

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/semicircle-angelfish?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).