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 tropical ...
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**Marine angelfish of the family
Pomacanthidae
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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 betwee ...
(''Brama brama''), sold by fishmongers as "angelfish" in South Africa (where it is a bycatch of the hake fishery)
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Angelshark
The angelsharks are a group of sharks in the genus ''Squatina'' of the family Squatinidae. They commonly inhabit sandy seabeds close to in depth. Many species are now classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservat ...
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 "cha ...
(''Chaetodipterus faber'')
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Cave angelfish
The waterfall climbing cave fish (''Cryptotora thamicola''), also known as the cave angel fish, is a species of troglobitic hillstream loach endemic to Thailand. It reaches a length of SL. This fish is known for its fins, which can grapple onto ...
, 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
*Angelfish charity, 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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