Holacanthus

Taxobox | name = "Holacanthus"

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = Queen angelfish, "Holacanthus ciliaris"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Pomacanthidae
genus = "Holacanthus"
genus_authority = Lacépède, 1802
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

"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.

pecies

* Guinean angelfish, "Holacanthus africanus" Cadenat, 1951.
* Bermuda blue angelfish, "Holacanthus bermudensis" Goode, 1876.
* Queen angelfish, "Holacanthus ciliaris" (Linnaeus, 1758).
* Clarion angelfish, "Holacanthus clarionensis" Gilbert, 1891.
* Clipperton angelfish, "Holacanthus limbaughi" Baldwin, 1963.
* King Angelfish, "Holacanthus passer" Valenciennes, 1846.
* Rock beauty, "Holacanthus tricolor" (Bloch, 1795).

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