Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Pomacanthidae (Family)
      └Holacanthus (Genus)

Disk & Large Oval
Angelfishes

Rock Beauty

Rock Beauty (Juvenile)

Multibarred Angelfish

Gray Angelfish

Gray Angelfish (Juvenile)

Emperor Angelfish (Juvenile)

Emperor Angelfish

Bluegirdled Angelfish

French Angelfish

French Angelfish (Juvenile)

Semicircle Angelfish

Six-Banded Angelfish

Yellow-Mask Angelfish

Cortez Angelfish

Regal Angelfish

Banded Angelfish

Threespot Angelfish

Cherubfish

Bicolor Angelfish

Two-Spined Angelfish

Lemonpeel Angelfish

Flame Angelfish

Potter's Angelfish

Keyhole Angelfish

Pearl-Scaled Angelfish

Vermiculated Angelfish

Blackstriped Angelfish (Female)

Blackstriped Angelfish (Male)

Black-Spot Angelfish (Male)

Blue Angelfish

Blue Angelfish (Juvenile)

Queen Angelfish

Queen Angelfish (Juvenile)

Clarion Angelfish

King Angelfish



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