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King angelfish

Holacanthus passer Valenciennes, 1846

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the king 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 king angelfish live?

Not recorded

Is the king 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 king angelfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusHolacanthus
  7. SpeciesHolacanthus passer Valenciennes, 1846

Synonyms Holacanthus strigatus

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Passer angelfishEnglish
  • Whitestripe angelfishEnglish
  • Peix àngel reiCatalan
  • pomec vznešenýCzech
  • Galapagos-kejserfiskDanish
  • Kalifornischer EngelfischGerman
  • BanderaSpanish
  • Kalifornia plitopsEstonian
  • Demoiselle royaleFrench
  • Pesce angelo reItalian
  • Peixe-anjo-reiPortuguese
  • 雀點刺蝶魚Chinese
  • Angel realSpanish
  • ángel realSpanish
  • Ángel reySpanish
  • Machín banderaSpanish
  • Pez ángelSpanish
  • Pez banderaSpanish
  • Kalifornia meriinglikeEstonian
  • Poisson-ange à barre blancheFrench
  • Pesce angelo realeItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the king 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 king angelfish?

The king angelfish (Holacanthus passer) 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). King angelfish (Holacanthus passer). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/king-angelfish

MLA

“King angelfish (Holacanthus passer).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/king-angelfish.

BibTeX
@misc{king_angelfish_2026,
  title = {King angelfish (Holacanthus passer)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/king-angelfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}