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Cramer's Caribbean Critters
Angel fish
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The queen angelfish, Holacanthus ciliaris, inhabits coral reefs in tropical
western Atlantic waters from Bermuda to Brazil, Central America and in the Carbbean. They are commonly found in pairs.
The Pomacanthus paru is better known as the French Angelfish . The French angelfish is common in shallow reefs, usually in pairs, often near sea fans. It feeds on sponges, algae, bryozoans, zoantharians, gorgonians and tunicates. Juveniles tend cleaning stations where they service a broad range of clients, including jacks, snappers, morays, grunts, surgeonfishes, and wrasses
Holocanthus bermudensis, the blue angelfish eats mainly sponges with small amounts of algae , tunicates, and corals. A wide variety of sponges is eaten. Juveniles are a cleaner fish that have been known to clean other fish of external parasites. Found in the gulf of Mexico, the southern coast of Florida, Bermuda and the Bahamas
Pomacanthus Arcuatus or gray angelfish has a thin, discus-shaped body with a small mouth.Juveniles inhabit shallow patch reefs and grassy areas. Primarily feeding on sponges, this omnivore also eats a wide range of algae and invertebrates including tunicates. The gray angelfish is common in coral reefs, usually solitary, occasionally in pairs. Juveniles are part-time cleaners
The Rock Beauty Angelfish, Holacanthus tricolor. The rock beauty is inhabits rock jetties, rocky reefs and rich coral areas. Juveniles are often associated with fire corals. It feeds on tunicates, sponges, zoantharians and algae. Juveniles are part-time cleaners.
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