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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderAcanthuriformes
- familyPomacanthidae
- genusHolacanthus
- 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
Relatives of the coshubba
Other species in the same genus Holacanthus.
Angelfish
Holacanthus ciliaris
King angelfish
Holacanthus passer
Angelfish
Holacanthus bermudensis
Clarion angelfish
Holacanthus clarionensis
Guinean angelfish
Holacanthus africanus
Clipperton angelfish
Holacanthus limbaughi
CompareCoshubba vs AngelfishCoshubba vs King angelfishCoshubba vs AngelfishCoshubba vs Clarion angelfish
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
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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