FishverifiedLeast Concern

Holacanthus ciliaris

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Queen Angelfish

Also known as: Blue Angelfish, Golden Angelfish, Queen Angel, Yellow Angel, Yellow Angelfish

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

1–70 m

Max size

45 cm

Max weight

1.6 kg

Diet

Variable

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Pomacanthidae

Where to find it

common

Honduras

occasional

Mexico Puerto Rico

rare

Anguilla Aruba Brazil Turks and Caicos Islands

Recorded on DIVR

Nat's Plat· Sint Maarten

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Centropyge ferrugata

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Centropyge heraldi

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Chaetodontoplus dimidiatus

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