Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Rock Beauty
Holacanthus tricolor
Rock Beauty
Category: Angelfishes
Scientific Name: Holacanthus tricolor
Size: 5 to 8 in. (12 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Pomacanthidae (Family) Angelfishes
      └Holacanthus (Genus)
       └H. tricolor (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276017🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49495🔗

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