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Blue Ring Angelfish

BAD Fish

Scientific Name Pomacanthus annularis

Other Name(s) Annularis Angelfish; Blue King Angelfish

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Blue Ring Angelfish

BAD Fish
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Young with deep blue to black body, white to blue narrow bars and white tail. Becoming brown with diagonal blue stripes and white/blue tail as adults. Though captive-bred young in the 1″ – 2″ range are available, their adult size of 18″ makes the Blue Ring Angelfish unsuitable for the hobby.