Angelfish are best known for their dazzling color patterns. The Cortez Angelfish has a gray-black mottled body with black and yellow band s on the head. Juveniles appear to be a totally different species with their bright yellow and brilliant blue stripes on a black body. The Cortez angelfish can be found along the rocky shores in depths of five to twenty feet. The king angelfish has a yellow tail and a vertical white bar on the sides just behind the origin of the pectoral fin.
Juveniles have more yellow on the body and yellow pelvic fins.
The white stripe is still distinctive. This species also prefers shallow areas. Enjoy your little sightseeing trips in my ocean here in Manzanillo, but please try not to stand on the reefs or rocks.