Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Queen Angelfish
Holacanthus ciliaris
Queen Angelfish
Category: Angelfishes
Scientific Name: Holacanthus ciliaris
Size: 8 to 14 in. (20 to 35 cm)  
Depth: 20-80 ft. (6-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Acanthuriformes (Order)
      └Pomacanthidae (Family)
       └Holacanthus (Genus)
        └H. ciliaris (Species)

Disk & Large Oval
Angelfishes

Queen Angelfish

Queen Angelfish (Juvenile)

Clarion Angelfish

King Angelfish

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)



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