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Guinean angelfish

Holacanthus africanus Cadenat, 1951

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the guinean 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 guinean angelfish live?

Not recorded

Is the guinean 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 guinean angelfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusHolacanthus
  7. SpeciesHolacanthus africanus Cadenat, 1951

Synonyms Holocanthus africanus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • West African angelfishEnglish
  • Peix àngel de Cap VerdCatalan
  • pomec guinejskýCzech
  • Guinea-kejserfiskDanish
  • Ángel de GuineaSpanish
  • Poisson-ange du GhanaFrench
  • Pesce angelo africanoItalian
  • nefrytek gwinejskiPolish
  • Peixe-anjo-africanoPortuguese
  • Nefrytek afrykanskiPolish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the guinean 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

CompareGuinean angelfish vs AngelfishGuinean angelfish vs King angelfishGuinean angelfish vs CoshubbaGuinean angelfish vs Angelfish

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the guinean angelfish?

The guinean angelfish (Holacanthus africanus) belongs to the family Pomacanthidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Guinean angelfish (Holacanthus africanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/guinean-angelfish

MLA

“Guinean angelfish (Holacanthus africanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/guinean-angelfish.

BibTeX
@misc{guinean_angelfish_2026,
  title = {Guinean angelfish (Holacanthus africanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/guinean-angelfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}