HomeMarine aquarium fishAngelfish & butterflyfishSixbar angelfish Sixbar angelfish (Pomacanthus sexstriatus) Scientific name: Pomacanthus sexstriatus Cuvier, 1831 The Sixbar angelfish (Pomacanthus sexstriatus) is a marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Ryukyu Islands to Malaysia and Indonesia to Solomon Islands, south to Australia. BiologyDorsal spines (total): 13 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-23; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 18 - 19. Adults yellowish tan with 5 black bars on the sides; scales with blue spots in the middle; head blackish with a white bar behind the eye, running from below the origin of the dorsal fin to the lower edge of the operculum; the caudal and the posterior portions of the dorsal and anal fins with blue spots. Juveniles blackish with about 15 curved narrow blue and white bars on the sides.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific namePomacanthus sexstriatusFamilyPomacanthidae (Angelfishes)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length46.0Depth range3–50 m (10–164 ft)EnvironmentMarine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 3 - 50 mClimateTropicalDistributionIndo-Pacific: Ryukyu Islands to Malaysia and Indonesia to Solomon Islands, south to Australia.Conservation status (IUCN)Least Concern (LC)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesFisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquarium: commercialResilienceMedium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More angelfish & butterflyfishPajama cardinalfishSphaeramia nematopteraRegal angelfishPygoplites diacanthusOrnate butterflyfishChaetodon ornatissimusDusky angelfishCentropyge multispinisKeyhole angelfishCentropyge tibicenCrochet butterflyfishChaetodon guentheriSee all angelfish & butterflyfish SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026