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title: "Queen Angelfish"
description: "Holacanthus ciliaris — Fish. The queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris), also known as the blue angelfish, golden angelfish, or yellow angelfish, is a species of marine angelfish found in the western Atlantic Ocean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/queen-angelfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Queen Angelfish

> Holacanthus ciliaris — Fish. The queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris), also known as the blue angelfish, golden angelfish, or yellow angelfish, is a species of marine angelfish found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

- Scientific name: *Holacanthus ciliaris*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 2677
- Wikidata: [Q453994](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q453994)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47235](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47235)

## Names

- en: Queen Angelfish
- de: Diadem-Kaiserfisch
- es: Ángel reina
- fr: Poisson-ange royal
- pt: Peixe-anjo-rainha
- pl: Nefrytek królewski

## Countries with the most observations

MX (478), US (381), HN (221), BS (122), BZ (119), KY (87), VI (82), MQ (52), CU (49), TC (45), PA (40), GP (36)

## Summary

The queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris), also known as the blue angelfish, golden angelfish, or yellow angelfish, is a species of marine angelfish found in the western Atlantic Ocean. It is a benthic (ocean floor) warm-water species that lives in coral reefs. It is recognized by its blue and yellow coloration and a distinctive spot or "crown" on its forehead. This crown distinguishes it from the closely related and similar-looking Bermuda blue angelfish (Holacanthus bermudensis), with which it overlaps in range and can interbreed.
Adult queen angelfish are selective feeders and primarily eat sponges. Their social…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_angelfish

## Photo

![Queen Angelfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/queen-angelfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78591911

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/queen-angelfish?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).