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Holacanthus
Genus of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Holacanthus | |
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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[1] | |
Species | |
8, see text. | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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