Although the gray angelfish looks quite a lot like the French angelfish, it is a separate species. French angelfish are quite common on Bonaire's reefs. Gray angelfish are only occasionally seen. We usually encounter a single Gray angelfish, at one site during a season of diving, compared with a dozen French angelfish on virtually every dive.
The characteristic differences between these two species are that the gray has a yellow inner face of its pectoral fin, and the shape of the tail: the gray has a square-cut tail, the French has a rounded tail. Also, the French has yellow rims on its body scales.
As adults, both species would not have the vertical body bars that are present in the intermediate phase. These fish were about 6 to 8 inches long. Depth was about 35 feet.
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| Gray- intermediate phase |
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| Gray - intermediate phase |
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| French - intermediate phase |
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| Gray - intermediate phase |
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