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Blue Angelfish

Holacanthus bermudensis

Also known as: Bermuda Blue Angelfish, Bermuda Meringue, Blue Angel, Corn Sugar, Corn Sugar Angelfish, Holocanthus bermudensis

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2010
LIFE STAGE
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Adult
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@heraldothompson · Phil Foster Park, United States · September 20151 / 4

Showing details for the adult stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.

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Overview

Found swimming above the reef tops, of coral and rocky reefs rich in sponge growth.

Angelfish are usually brightly coloured with highly compressed bodies.
Some live in "harems" others in pairs, they can be highly territorial and make a loud drumming sound when alarmed.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
blue outlinehatched lines
Behaviour
territorial

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the adult stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
  • Country only · 4
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Found swimming above the reef tops, of coral and rocky reefs rich in sponge growth.

RANGE
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Adult photos 4

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAcanthuriformes
    5. familyPomacanthidae
    6. genusHolacanthus
    7. speciesHolacanthus bermudensis Goode, 1876

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