''Holacanthus'' is a
genus
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of
marine angelfish
Marine angelfish are perciform fish of the family Pomacanthidae. They are found on shallow reefs in the tropical Atlantic, Indian, and mostly western Pacific Oceans. The family contains seven genera and about 86 species. They should not be confu ...
es (family
Pomacanthidae
Marine angelfish are perciform fish of the family Pomacanthidae. They are found on shallow reefs in the tropical Atlantic, Indian, and mostly western Pacific Oceans. The family contains seven genera and about 86 species. They should not be confu ...
). The eight species are particularly abundant near
volcanic rocks
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and
coral
Corals are marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. Coral species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and sec ...
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:
References
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Pomacanthidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède