Angelfish may refer to:
*Several groups of fish:
**Freshwater angelfish, tropical cichlids of the genus ''
Pterophyllum
''Pterophyllum'' is a small genus of freshwater fish from the family Cichlidae known to most aquarists as angelfish. All ''Pterophyllum'' species originate from the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin and various rivers in the Guiana Shield in tropica ...
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**Marine angelfish of the family
Pomacanthidae
Marine angelfish are perciform fish of the family Pomacanthidae. They are found on shallow reefs in the tropical Atlantic, Indian, and mostly western Pacific Oceans. The family contains seven genera and about 86 species. They should not be conf ...
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Atlantic pomfret
The Atlantic pomfret (''Brama brama''), also known as Ray's bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a pomfret of the family Bramidae. It is found in the Atlantic, Indian, and South Pacific Oceans, at depths down to .
Its length is betwe ...
(''Brama brama''), sold by fishmongers as "angelfish" in South Africa (where it is a bycatch of the hake fishery)
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Angelshark of the family Squatinidae
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Atlantic spadefish
The Atlantic spadefish (''Chaetodipterus faber'') is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Ephippidae. It is the symbol of the North Carolina Aquariums.
Taxonomy and etymology
The scientific name is derived from the Greek word "ch ...
(''Chaetodipterus faber'')
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Cave angelfish, a karst-dwelling member of the family Balitoridae, found only in Thailand
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Angelfish (band)
Angelfish was a short-lived early-1990s Scottish alternative rock group originating from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed as a side-project to Scottish group Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, after keyboardist and backing vocalist Shirley Manson was signed as a ...
, a short-lived Scottish alternative rock band, former band of Garbage's Shirley Manson
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''Angelfish'' (album), a 1994 album by the band Angelfish
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Angelfish charity
Angelfish is a UK charity that seeks to help disabled and deprived children in Cambodia by physical therapy. Angelfish uses a swimming programme to improve children's mobility and confidence. This is important in Cambodia which has the highest per ...
, a UK charity that helps disabled and deprived children in Cambodia
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Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...
's angelfish, a group of young women who served as surrogate granddaughters to author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) during the last years of his life
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