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Coshubba

Holacanthus tricolor (Bloch, 1795)

Status not recordedbony fish

The coshubba (Holacanthus tricolor) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the coshubba

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 coshubba live?

Not recorded

Is the coshubba 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 coshubba classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusHolacanthus
  7. SpeciesHolacanthus tricolor (Bloch, 1795)

Synonyms Chaetodon tricolor, Holocanthus tricolor, Pomacanthus tricolor

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • AngelfishEnglish
  • Corn sugarEnglish
  • Rock BeastyEnglish
  • Rock beautyEnglish
  • Yellow nannyEnglish
  • Peix àngel tricolorCatalan
  • pomec tříbarevnýCzech
  • Trefarvet KejserfiskDanish
  • FelsschönheitGerman
  • Cachama medio lutoSpanish
  • Poisson-ange des CaraïbesFrench
  • Pesce angelo tricoloreItalian
  • Nuriwake-yakkoJapanese
  • SwedePapiamento
  • Nefrytek tróbarwny a. ustnik skalnyPolish
  • EnxadaPortuguese
  • Трёхцветная изабелитаRussian
  • Kaya DilberiTurkish
  • Dreifarben-KaiserfischGerman
  • Ángel tricolorSpanish
  • chabelita tricolorSpanish
  • Isabelita mediolutoSpanish
  • MantequillaSpanish
  • vaqueta de dos coloresSpanish
  • Demoiselle beautéFrench
  • ヌリワケヤッコJapanese
  • Ladronchi grandiPapiamento
  • TjambaPapiamento
  • Paru-fumaçaPortuguese
  • Paru-papagaioPortuguese
  • Paru-soldadoPortuguese
  • Parum-douradoPortuguese
  • Parum-jandaiaPortuguese
  • Peixe-borboletaPortuguese
  • Peixe-soldadoPortuguese
  • SoldadoPortuguese
  • TambuatáPortuguese
  • TamuatáPortuguese
  • TricolorPortuguese
  • VigárioPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the coshubba

Other species in the same genus Holacanthus.

Angelfish

Holacanthus ciliaris

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 coshubba?

The coshubba (Holacanthus tricolor) belongs to the family Pomacanthidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Coshubba (Holacanthus tricolor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/coshubba

MLA

“Coshubba (Holacanthus tricolor).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/coshubba.

BibTeX
@misc{coshubba_2026,
  title = {Coshubba (Holacanthus tricolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/coshubba},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}