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King Angelfish - Holacanthis passer The King Angelfish - Holacanthis passer is dark blue body, brigh yellow tail; conspicuous white bar from base of dorsal to behind base of pectoral fin. "Crown" of iridescent blue spots on middle of forehead. Orange-gold on trailing tips of dorsal and anal fins. Angelfish,Cocos Island,Costa Rica,Fish,Geotagged,Holacanthis passer,Holacanthus passer,King Angelfish,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

King Angelfish - Holacanthis passer

The King Angelfish - Holacanthis passer is dark blue body, brigh yellow tail; conspicuous white bar from base of dorsal to behind base of pectoral fin. "Crown" of iridescent blue spots on middle of forehead. Orange-gold on trailing tips of dorsal and anal fins.

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    Barry
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    I saw a lot of these in the Galapagos - wonderful fish. Posted 8 years ago
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      Albert Kang
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      Great that you saw them too, Barry.
      They sure are beautiful :)       Posted 8 years ago

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The King angelfish

''Holacanthus passer'' is a large marine angelfish of the family Pomacanthidae. Due to its large size and bright colors it is a popular aquarium fish, despite the fact that it can be difficult to keep.

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Similar species: Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Jun 17, 2017. Captured Mar 29, 2015 03:00 in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.
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  • f/2.2
  • 1/125s
  • ISO125
  • 10.4mm