Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Queen Angelfish
Holacanthus ciliaris
Queen Angelfish
Category: Angelfishes
Scientific Name: Holacanthus ciliaris
Size: 8 to 14 in. (20 to 35 cm)  
Depth: 20-80 ft. (6-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Pomacanthidae (Family)
      └Holacanthus (Genus)

Disk & Large Oval
Angelfishes

Queen Angelfish

Queen Angelfish (Juvenile)

Rock Beauty

Rock Beauty (Juvenile)

Gray Angelfish

Gray Angelfish (Juvenile)

French Angelfish

French Angelfish (Juvenile)

Cherubfish

Blue Angelfish

Blue Angelfish (Juvenile)



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