Holacanthus

Holacanthus
Queen angelfish, Holacanthus ciliaris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Pomacanthidae
Genus:	Holacanthus Lacépède, 1802
Type species
Chaetodon tricolor Bloch, 1795
Species
7, see text.
Synonyms
Angelichthys Jordan & Evermann, 1896 Pomacanthodes Gill, 1862

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.

Species

The following species are classified within the genus Holacanthus:

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
	Holacanthus africanus Cadenat, 1951.	Guinean angelfish,	coast of tropical West Africa, in the warmer sections of the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
	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.
	Holacanthus ciliaris (Linnaeus, 1758).	Queen angelfish,	Florida Keys, and also the Bahamas and the Gulf of Mexico
	Holacanthus clarionensis Gilbert, 1891.	Clarion angelfish,	Pacific coast of Mexico
	Holacanthus limbaughi Baldwin, 1963.	Clipperton angelfish,	Pacific – eastern central
	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,
	Holacanthus tricolor (Bloch, 1795).	Rock beauty angelfish,	tropical western Atlantic Ocean to the northern Gulf of Mexico