
A rare Colin's angelfish (Centropyge colini) on a deep reef in Palau.

Juvenile regal angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus). Palau.

Gray angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus). Florida.

Blue angelfish (Holacanthus bermudensis). Florida.

Regal angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus) pair spawning. Papua New Guinea.

Blue-girdled angelfish (Pomacanthus navarchus) pair. Papua New Guinea.

Centropyge colini are often difficult to keep.

Juvenile emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator). Juvenile emperors often feed off parasites and dead skin of larger fish species, acting as cleaner fish. Indonesia.

Regal angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus) with color pattern aberration. Papua New Guinea.

French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) on a Bahamian reef.

Pearl-scaled angelfish (Centropyge vroliki) spawning. Papua New Guinea.

A queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) swims past a sea fan. Bahamas.

A queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) on a wreck in the Bahamas.

The rare conspicuous angelfish (C. conspicillatus) on a reef at Lord Howe Island.

The rare conspicuous angelfish (C. conspicillatus) on a reef at Lord Howe Island.

Regal angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus). Indonesia.

Juvenile King angelfish (Holacanthus passer). The color patterns and elegance of juvenile Holocanthus never ceases to amaze me.

Yellow-face angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon) on a reef in Indonesia.

Portrait of the rare conspicuous angelfish (C. conspicillatus) at Lorde Howe Island. Solomon Islands.

A rare look at a male half-banded angelfish (Genicanthus semicinctus). hTo my surprise, half-banded angels species are quite common on Lord Howe Island reefs below 50 feet.

Conspic angelfish (Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus). Lord Howe Island. An epic aquarium fish. Now available as captive-bred.

A juvenile clarion angelfish (Holacanthus clarionensis) peers out from a crevice. Mexico.

Juvenile regal angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus).

A queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) sub-adult retreats into hiding on a Bahamian reef. Bahamas.

Sixbar and flagfin angelfish grazing on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Indonesia.

A male, Hawaiian endemic Potter's angelfish (Centropyge potteri). Hawaii.

Juvenile queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris). Bahamas.

A majestic angelfish (Pomacanthus navarchus) in front of a green sponge. Indonesia.

Juvenile two-spined angelfish (Centropyge bispinosus). Papua New Guinea.

A queen angelfish (Holocanthus ciliaris) sub-adult about to hide. Bahamas.

Snorkeling in the Galapagos Islands with adult king angelfish (Holocanthus passer) feeding on plankton. The shallows around the Galapagos Islands are so full of life - there’s almost no need to dive here. Galapagos Islands.

A blue angelfish (Holacanthus bermudensis) sub-adult. Florida.

A rare C. fisheri x C. potteri hybrid.

A rare look at a Hawaiian flame angelfish (Centropyge loricula) off Oahu.

Blue-girdled angelfish (Pomacanthus navarchus). Palau.

Blue angelfish (Holacanthus bermudensis) on a wreck in North Carolina.

Black-velvet angelfish (Chaetodontoplus melanosoma) pair. Indonesia.

Chinese trumpetfish (Aulostomus chinesis) shadowing a blue-girdled angelfish (Pomacanthus navarchus) to obtain a meal. Palau.

Coral beauty (Centropyge bispinosus) angelfish spawning at dusk. Papua New Guinea.

Multicolor angelfish (Centropyge multicolor) in Palau.

Queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) on a wreck in the Bahamas.

Blue/Queen angelfish hybrid (Holocanthus bermudensis X H. ciliaris) on a reef in the Bahamas.

Queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) sub-adult on a shallow reef in the Bahamas.