LFS sold this as a blue angel

[Sniperdog]

But I see more queen, which makes me think it's a Townsend angelfish.
What do y'all think?

 

[Dmorty217]

Queen or a Townsend. Can't really tell for sure from the picture. Would guess Queen probably

 

[Sniperdog]

Here another pic

 

[Sniperdog]

Here is another one., but if someone could tell me how to post several at a time and/or post a video, that would be great. Thanks again for the info and opinions.,.,

Rob

 

[Dmorty217]

I'm going with a Townsend since its lacking the blue markings that Queens have

 

[Sniperdog]

I agree, either way, I like it! It's a beautiful fish,., I'm happy to see it eating well, picking off most of the rocks plus what food I put in there

 

[CenterConsole]

Townsend. Has the colors/markings of a blue (can still see the straight vertical bars of a blue) yet has a partial crown of a queen.

 

[ThRoewer]

It's a Holacanthus bermudensis

 

[no1b4me]

It is blue, queen should have more blue on the face

 

[ThRoewer]

There are several color morphs of H ciliaris: Colour Morphs in a Queen Angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris (Perciformes: Pomacanthidae) population of St. Paul's Rocks, NE Brazil.
One morph is even white.

The fish in the pictures of the OP is not a H. ciliaris (queen angelfish) but a H. bermudensis (blue angelfish).

 

[Sniperdog]

One morph is even white.

The fish in the pictures of the OP is not a H. ciliaris (queen angelfish) but a H. bermudensis (blue angelfish).

Even though it has a crown, wouldn't that make it both, ei a morph of the two (Townsend)


I'm learning so much :thumbsup:

Thanks

 

[ThRoewer]

Even though it has a crown, wouldn't that make it both, ei a morph of the two (Townsend)


I'm learning so much :thumbsup:

Thanks

This is a picture of H. bermudensis from LA:

Yours looks like it has still some of it's juvenile coloring left.

 

[blueclam99]

It is definitely Townsend. It has blue crown on the forehead like queen does, but has yellow trim on the lighter yellow or beige tail. A queen has solide vivid yellow tail. A Townsend has yellow trim on dorsal and pelvic fins like blue angel while a queen has electric sapphire-blue trim.

 

[snorvich]

I am with ThRoewer on this one.