This is a rough draft of the angelfish phenotype timeline. It is still in development.

1.) dark

1953 Europe, black lace
1954 Julianna & Fred Ludwig all black angelfish Detroit Michigan
Innes July 1955
Wolfsheimer July 1955

2.) Halfblack

Appeared in the hobby approximately 1955. There is no known documentation of it origin (Axelrod, 1985).

3.) stripeless

1961 ghost- Socolof
1965 Conles blushing-named by Lester Boisvert, produced by Vorderwinkler

4.) marble

1969 Marble-Charles Ash

5.) Naja gold (sometimes called Wingate gold)

1970 Carl Naja (The first gold to enter the hobby and is now obsolete.)

6.) smokey

1971 Smokey-Charles Ash

7.) Hong Kong gold

1971 Anon. Peter Wong (This fish may also be obsolete.)

8.) Zebra

1971 Origin is unknown. Entered the trade in the 70's.

9.) New gold

Imported into the US from Singapore in 1973
1974 Earl Wellwood, a Canadian
1975 Ross Socolof

10.) Gold marble

Apparently it originated in the Far East. Timeframe is unknown.

11.) Streaked

First encountered sometime in the early 80's. No known documentation of it's origin. Dr. Norton first obtained her streaked angelfish from Tim Anderson. Year is unknown.

12.) Pearly

*Found in the fish markets of Bangkok during the summer of 1987 by Kamphol Udomritthiruj (Seattle). Original name was "Pearlscale."
*Tim Anderson, a tropical fish wholesaler and angelfish breeder in Eagle Grove, Iowa, imported some pearly angelfish from Bangkok early in 1989. The supplier had changed it's name to "Pearly."

13.) Veil

14.) Albino