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Clipperton angelfish

Holacanthus limbaughi Baldwin, 1963

Status not recordedbony fish

The clipperton angelfish (Holacanthus limbaughi) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the clipperton angelfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the clipperton angelfish live?

Not recorded

Is the clipperton angelfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the clipperton angelfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusHolacanthus
  7. SpeciesHolacanthus limbaughi Baldwin, 1963
Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Peix àngel de ClippertonCatalan
  • 林博氏刺蝶魚Chinese
  • pomec clippertonskýCzech
  • Clipperton-kejserfiskDanish
  • Ángel de ClippertonSpanish
  • Clippertoni meriinglikeEstonian
  • Poisson-ange de ClippertonFrench
  • Pesce angelo di ClippertonItalian
  • Peixe-anjo-de-clippertonPortuguese
  • 林博氏刺蝶鱼Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the clipperton angelfish

Other species in the same genus Holacanthus.

Angelfish

Holacanthus ciliaris

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Coshubba

Holacanthus tricolor

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Angelfish

Holacanthus bermudensis

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the clipperton angelfish?

The clipperton angelfish (Holacanthus limbaughi) belongs to the family Pomacanthidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Clipperton angelfish (Holacanthus limbaughi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/clipperton-angelfish

MLA

“Clipperton angelfish (Holacanthus limbaughi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/clipperton-angelfish.

BibTeX
@misc{clipperton_angelfish_2026,
  title = {Clipperton angelfish (Holacanthus limbaughi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/clipperton-angelfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}