Rock beauty (Holacanthus tricolor)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Holacanthus tricolor
- Common name
- Rock beauty
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Pomacanthidae
- Genus
- Holacanthus
- Size
- 20–35 cm
- Depth
- 3–92 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- reef
- Behaviours
- solitary, territorial
- Ocean zones
- Caribbean, Eastern Pacific
Description
Holacanthus tricolor reaches 35 cm. Striking contrast between the vivid yellow head and front and the deep black body. Juveniles look very different: yellow with a black-ringed blue spot. Territorial on reefs from 3 to 92 m, feeds mainly on sponges. Endemic to the tropical western Atlantic (Caribbean, Brazil). A spectacular photo subject with easy-to-capture contrast.
Photo of Rock beauty
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Rock beauty?
- Rock beauty (Holacanthus tricolor) reaches 20–35 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Rock beauty?
- Rock beauty is found between 3–92 m deep.
- Is the Rock beauty dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Rock beauty?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Rock beauty?
- Found in: Caribbean, Eastern Pacific.
Other species in the genus Holacanthus
- Holacanthus ciliaris - Queen angelfish
- Holacanthus passer - King angelfish
- Holacanthus clarionensis - Clarion angelfish
Other species in the family Pomacanthidae
- Centropyge aurantonotus - Flameback angelfish
- Pomacanthus paru - French angelfish
- Pomacanthus arcuatus - Gray angelfish
- Pomacanthus xanthometopon - Yellowmask angelfish
- Centropyge bicolor - Bicolor angelfish
- Pomacanthus zonipectus - Cortez angelfish
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 276017)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 5211450)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia