KEY TO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC 

 ANGELFISHES 



Dorsal spines 8 to 10 



.B. 



AA. Dorsal spines 13 to 15 C. 



B. Dorsal spines 9 (rarely 8 or 10). 

 JUVENILE (less than 3 inches long) 

 black with vertical yellow bars; the 

 first bar (extending along the anterior 

 edge of the head and between the eyes) 

 extending across second bar (encircling 

 the mouth) onto lower jaw; caudal fin 

 truncate, with yellow bar on base, black 

 oval in middle, and border transparent ; 

 blue areas present on anal and ventral 

 fins. SUBADULT individuals gray, 

 each scale with darker spot, and with 

 the yellow bars less distinct. ADULTS 

 brownish-gray, with black spot on each 

 large scale of body; inner side of pec- 

 toral fin pale yellow; jaws white 



gray angelfish. 



Pomacanthiis arctiatus 



(Fig. 1-3). 



Figure 2. — Pomacanthus arcuatus, subadult, 88.0 mm 

 SL (4 inches TL). 



Figure 3. — Pomacanthus arcuatus, gray angelfish, 

 adult, 215 mm SL (9 inches TL). 



Figure 1 — .Pomacanthiis arcuatUH, juvenile, 48.3 mm 

 SL (2 inches TL). 



