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US
/ˈeɪndʒəɫˌfɪʃ/
]
[ UK /ˈeɪndʒəlfɪʃ/ ]
[ UK /ˈeɪndʒəlfɪʃ/ ]
NOUN
- a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
- sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
- deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
How To Use angelfish In A Sentence
- Species associated with the Great Barrier Reef, such as Moorish idols, trumpetfish, butterfly, angelfish and fairy basslets co-exist with temperate seaweeds and fish that like colder climates.
- In marine areas, species concentrations are highest around coral reefs, where butterflyfishes and angelfishes, wrasses, parrotfishes and triggerfishes are common.
- Butterflyfish, angelfish and pufferfish cruised around and a zebra lionfish rested on a small patch of sand.
- Well, the same happens in reverse with cleaning, to the point where, if you are really lucky, you might get to see a fully grown angelfish or hogfish cleaning a shark.
- Chemical filtration - for keeping butterfly and angelfish - means activated carbon.
- Freshwater angelfish have extended dorsal and anal fins and discus fishes, have compressed, disc-like bodies.
- The larger species of angelfishes are protected from predation because their large size and thin bodies make them a difficult mouthful for predators. Coral reef fish feeding behavior in the Caribbean
- Chemical filtration - for keeping butterfly and angelfish - means activated carbon.
- Unfortunately the visibility is a milky 5m, though this doesn't detract from the huge shoals of snapper and the angelfish, batfish and giant grouper that call this oasis home.
- Today all I hope to spot is an emperor angelfish...' `Emperor angelfish ? A DAYSTAR OF FEAR
