Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

King Angelfish
Holacanthus passer
King Angelfish
Category: Angelfishes
Scientific Name: Holacanthus passer
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Peru
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. passer (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276016🔗
iNaturalist ID: 56797🔗

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