Holacanthus isabelita
Holacanthus isabelita (blue angelfish) is a species of marine angelfish of the family Pomacanthidae, found in the western Atlantic from Bermuda, Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico to the northern islands of the West Indies. Its length is up to 45 cm.
| Blue angelfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pomacanthidae |
| Genus: | Holacanthus |
| Species: | H. isabelita |
| Binomial name | |
| Holacanthus isabelita (Jordan & Rutter, 1898). | |
- For the Bermuda blue angelfish, sometimes also referred to as the blue angelfish, see Holacanthus bermudensis.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Holacanthus isabelita" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
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