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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Acanthuriformes (Order)
      └Pomacanthidae (Family)
       └Holacanthus (Genus)
        └H. tricolor (Species)

Disk & Large Oval
Angelfishes

Rock Beauty

Rock Beauty (Juvenile)

Gray Angelfish

Gray Angelfish (Juvenile)

French Angelfish

French Angelfish (Juvenile)

Cherubfish

Blue Angelfish

Blue Angelfish (Juvenile)

Queen Angelfish

Queen Angelfish (Juvenile)



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