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Holacanthus tricolor (Bloch, 1795)

Rock beauty
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Bahamas country information

Common names: Rock beauty
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Little Bahama, Great Bahama and Cay Sal Banks. Individuals from the Caribbean islands and the Bahamas are generally more colorful than those from the continental shelf (Ref. 9710). Also Ref. 7251, 26280.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bf.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/bahamas-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Yellow nanny, Rock beasty, Coshubba, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes)
Etymology: Holacanthus: Greek, holos = full + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 3 - 92 m (Ref. 9710), usually 3 - 35 m (Ref. 40849).   Tropical; 37°N - 29°S, 100°W - 28°W (Ref. 55266)

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