Holacanthus isabelita

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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).

The blue angelfish, Holacanthus isabelita, 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.

The blue angelfish is usually found in the shallow waters of reef areas. There have been reports of ciguatera poisoning.

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