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Holacanthus
Holacanthus, from Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos), meaning "full", and ἄκανθα (ákantha), meaning "spine", 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.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species
King Angelfish
speciesHolacanthus passer
Queen Angelfish
speciesHolacanthus ciliaris
Rock Beauty
speciesHolacanthus tricolor
Blue Angelfish
speciesHolacanthus bermudensis
Clarión Angelfish
speciesHolacanthus clarionensis
Townsend Angelfish
hybridHolacanthus ciliaris × bermudensis
Guinean Angelfish
speciesHolacanthus africanus
Clipperton Angelfish
speciesHolacanthus limbaughi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47236.