angelfish
noun
an·gel·fish ˈān-jəl-ˌfish 
1
: any of several laterally compressed brightly colored bony fishes (family Pomacanthidae) of warm seas
2
: a black and silver laterally compressed South American cichlid fish (Pterophyllum scalare) popular in aquariums
called also scalare
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This realm – the one full of beau gregory damselfish, sergeant majors, parrot fish, squirrel fish, and queen angelfish darting below us – is her aquatic classroom, a coral nursery site that hosts 3,000 students a year for enrichment programs. 
Ross Kenneth Urken, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2022 Scrolling below us was a mesmerizing, diaphanous panorama of rainbow parrotfish and blue angelfish darting in and out of the reef. Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online, 2 July 2019 Species represented include the Bluespine unicorn fish, multiple species of pufferfish and angelfish. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2022 Divers and snorkelers will find spotted eagle rays dancing through the water, colorful angelfish fluttering over corals, and schools of silvery baitfish flashing past. Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 Allow for at least three hours to enjoy everything from smoked angelfish to barbecued mackerel and even kreef, South Africa's spiny lobster. Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2021 Blue tang and angelfish glided by a cushion starfish. Washington Post, 25 June 2021 Snorkel with sea life from angelfish to rays, learn about otters and marmosets in the Freshwater Oasis, feed birds inside the Explorer’s Aviary, learn about animal ambassadors passing by, take a dip in Serenity Bay or float around Wind-Away River. Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Dec. 2020 The queue doubles as an aquarium, and riders follow a twisting route through tanks filled with angelfish, tetras, seahorses, an octopus and seven varieties of rays. Lauren Weber, WSJ, 14 June 2019 See More
Ross Kenneth Urken, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2022 Scrolling below us was a mesmerizing, diaphanous panorama of rainbow parrotfish and blue angelfish darting in and out of the reef. Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online, 2 July 2019 Species represented include the Bluespine unicorn fish, multiple species of pufferfish and angelfish. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2022 Divers and snorkelers will find spotted eagle rays dancing through the water, colorful angelfish fluttering over corals, and schools of silvery baitfish flashing past. Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 Allow for at least three hours to enjoy everything from smoked angelfish to barbecued mackerel and even kreef, South Africa's spiny lobster. Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2021 Blue tang and angelfish glided by a cushion starfish. Washington Post, 25 June 2021 Snorkel with sea life from angelfish to rays, learn about otters and marmosets in the Freshwater Oasis, feed birds inside the Explorer’s Aviary, learn about animal ambassadors passing by, take a dip in Serenity Bay or float around Wind-Away River. Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Dec. 2020 The queue doubles as an aquarium, and riders follow a twisting route through tanks filled with angelfish, tetras, seahorses, an octopus and seven varieties of rays. Lauren Weber, WSJ, 14 June 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1