Queen Angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris
One of the most colorful Caribbean reef fish, the blue and yellow queen angelfish slips its slim body effortlessly between corals and sea fans.
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Type: Fish Diet: Omnivore Average life span in the wild: Up to 15 years Size: Up to 18 in (45 cm) Weight: Up to 3.5 lbs (1.6 kg) Group name: School Did you know?
Queen Angelfish
Holacanthus ciliaris
Despite its bright colors, the Queen Angelfish blends well with its natural habitat.
Queen Angelfish, Holacanthus ciliaris - Family Pomacanthidae
Southern Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus maccoyii - Family Scombridae
Swordfish, Xiphias gladius - Family Xiphiidae ...
QUEEN ANGELFISH
SUBORDER MUGILOIDEI
mullets
SUBORDER LABROIDEI
Includes cichlids, surfperches, damselfishes, anemonefishes, wrasses, parrotfishes ...
The Queen Angelfish, which grows up to about 18 inches around, is usually a vibrant blue with yellow markings on their fins and a black and blue spot on the top of its head.
The queen angelfish, a good food fish that reaches 2 ft (60 cm) in length, is colored in blues and yellows; the smaller, more numerous common angelfish is similar.
 See also: Angelfish, Coral, Shark, Parrot, Sponge
  
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