Holacanthus is a genus of marine angelfishes (family Pomacanthidae). The eight species are particularly abundant near volcanic rocks and coral islands. Some are highly valued as food, but even more so for aquaria, as all are brightly colored.
| Holacanthus | |
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| Queen angelfish, Holacanthus ciliaris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Pomacanthidae |
| Genus: | Holacanthus Lacépède, 1802 |
| Type species | |
| Chaetodon tricolor Bloch, 1795[1]
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7, see text. | |
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Species
editThe following species are classified within the genus Holacanthus:[3]
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Holacanthus africanus Cadenat, 1951. | Guinean angelfish, | coast of tropical West Africa, in the warmer sections of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. |
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Holacanthus bermudensis Goode, 1876. | Bermuda blue angelfish, | western Atlantic from North Carolina to Bermuda, into the Bahamas and Florida to the Gulf of Mexico, and also to Yucatán, Mexico. |
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Holacanthus ciliaris (Linnaeus, 1758). | Queen angelfish, | Florida Keys, and also the Bahamas and the Gulf of Mexico |
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Holacanthus clarionensis Gilbert, 1891. | Clarion angelfish, | Pacific coast of Mexico |
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Holacanthus limbaughi Baldwin, 1963. | Clipperton angelfish, | Pacific – eastern central |
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Holacanthus passer Valenciennes, 1846. | King angelfish, | eastern Pacific Ocean from the coast of Peru north to the California gulf, including offshore islands as far west as the Galapagos, |
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Holacanthus tricolor (Bloch, 1795). | Rock beauty angelfish, | tropical western Atlantic Ocean to the northern Gulf of Mexico |
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Holacanthus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pomacanthidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Holacanthus". FishBase. February 2021 version.