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Holacanthus africanus Cadenat, 1951

Guinean angelfish
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Sao Tome and Principe country information

Common names: Tchintchin
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from São Tomé Island based on (1) collection and photograph by DOP in Lagoa Azul in 3 m on a reef (DOP-ICT 1035-2000, 1: 146 mm SL), (2) underwater photo by DOP, (3) observation by Peter Wirtz in 15 m, on rocky wall near Santana islet, and (4) specimen caught by local fishers and identified by Jean Worms (Ref. 34088).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Afonso, P., F.M. Porteiro, R.S. Santos, J.P. Barreiros, J. Worms and P. Wirtz, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

West African angelfish, Guinea-kejserfisk, Nefrytek afrykanski, ... 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).

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

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 40 m.   Tropical

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