Queen angel fish
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Queen angelfish ( Holacanthus ciliaris ) |
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The Queen Angelfish ( Holacanthus ciliaris ), also called Queen Angelfish , is a species of the genus Holacanthus from the angelfish family (Pomacanthidae).
Appearance
Queen angelfish grow to be up to 18 inches long. Their basic body color is yellow and the muzzle, the edges of the fins and the mouth region are bright blue in color. Particularly noticeable for this species is a dark blue spot on the forehead with a bright blue border.
Young queen angels also have bright blue, vertical stripes on their bodies and are darkly colored from the middle of the body.
distribution
They live in the tropical, western Atlantic from Florida to Brazil , in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean . Queen angelfish live alone or in pairs at depths of 1 to 70 meters. They prefer regions rich in corals and sponges. At St. Paul's Rock in the Atlantic there lives an irregular white and red color like a Koi carp.
nutrition
Queen angelfish feed on sponges , sea squirts , hydroids , bryozoa, and algae. Juveniles freeing other fish of ecto parasites .
Aquarium keeping
Queen angelfish are sometimes imported for marine aquarium keeping. Responsible enthusiasts should refrain from buying, as animals of this size cannot be given an adequate habitat. This applies to all great angelfish.
literature
- Gerald R. Allen : Butterfly and Angelfish. 2nd Edition. Volume 2, Mergus Verlag, Melle 1998, ISBN 3-88244-002-3 .
- Robert Patzner, Horst Moosleitner: Sea water atlas. Volume 6, Mergus Verlag, Melle 1999, ISBN 3-88244-116-X .
Web links
- Queen Angelfish on Fishbase.org (English)
- The Queen Angelfish in the Sea Water Lexicon (German)
- Holacanthus ciliaris onthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted By: Pyle, R., Myers, R., Rocha, LA & Craig, MT, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2014.