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🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreFrench angelfish A slow-growing Caribbean reef fish known for its sponge diet.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1799

WorldMoorish idol A striking black, white and yellow reef fish found across the Indo-Pacific.Reef fish · Coral reefs · 1758

WorldQueen angelfish A colourful reef fish with a blue crown spot.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1758

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

French angelfish: LASZLO ILYES (laszlo-photo), CC BY 2.0, source
Moorish idol: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Queen angelfish: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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