Guinean Angelfish

Holacanthus africanus

"Holacanthus africanus", the Guinean angelfish or West African angelfish, is species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the warmer sections of the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa.
Guinean angelfish - Holocanthus africanus Diving in Sal, Cabo Verde.  Cape Verde,Fall,Geotagged,Holacanthus africanus,Holocanthus africanus

Distribution

"Holacanthus africanus" is found from Senegal to the Congo estuary, including the Cape Verde and São Tomé islands. It has been reported for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea in Valletta harbour, Malta in 2017.

Behavior

"Holacanthus africanus" is found in clear water over rocky reefs at depths between 1 and 40 metres. The Guinean angelfish has a non-specialized diet. It feeds primarily on sponges, but also on tunicates, jellyfish, and soft corals as well as algae and plankton. Around the Cape Verde islands, this species is often found in quite dense mixed species shoals, the Guinean angelfish being dominant.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderAcanthuriformes
FamilyPomacanthidae
GenusHolacanthus
SpeciesH. africanus
Photographed in
Cabo Verde