Saltwaterfish. Angelfishes. Swim around the reef either alone or in pairs. Is relatively shy.

- Blue Angelfish Holacanthus bermudensis

Size: 20 to 35 cm, max 45 cm.
Color: Buish-green edged with yellow-orange posteriorly. On the head a black dot ringed with blue: the crown! The juvenile has dark blue body with five black bars.
Shape: Deep and compressed body with long filamentous fins.

Inhabits coral reefs. Inhabits shallow reef. The juvenile acts as a cleaner for other fishes. 

BES-eilanden: St. Eustatius.

[Marion Haarsma, march 2016]

- DeLoach, N., & Humann, P. (2002). Reef Fish Identification - Florida Caribbean Bahamas - 3th Edition. New World Publications, Inc.

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