Size: 8-18 in.
ID: Speckled; ringed blue spot on forehead; yellow tail;
males have white pelvic fins
contrasted to smaller yellow ones on the female
Class: Actinopterygii / Ray-finned fishes
Order: Perciformes / Perch-like fishes
Family: Pomacanthidae / Angelfishes
Genus Species: Holacanthus ciliaris / Queen
Angelfish
Habitat: reef
Typical food: sponges, algae, but also gorgonians,
tunicates, hydroids or zoanthids
Other information: shy; males are territorial;
eggs are released in midwater by the female and fertilized by the male
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