# angelfish

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of the genus Pterophyllum of freshwater, tropical cichlids.
2. Any marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
3. Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama).
4. Angelshark, of the family Squatinidae.
5. Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber).
6. cave angelfish, a karst-dwelling member of the family Balitoridae, found only in Thailand.

## Etymology
From angel + fish; so called for its wing-like pectoral fins.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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