WoRMS taxon details
Holacanthus passer Valenciennes, 1846
276016 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276016)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Valenciennes, A. (1846). Ichthyologie. <em>In: A. du Petit-Thouars. Atlas de Zoologie. Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate "Vénus," pendant les années 1836-1839. Gide, Paris.</em> 1 Table + Pls. 1-10. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Holacanthus passer Valenciennes, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276016 on 2026-01-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Valenciennes, A. (1846). Ichthyologie. <em>In: A. du Petit-Thouars. Atlas de Zoologie. Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate "Vénus," pendant les années 1836-1839. Gide, Paris.</em> 1 Table + Pls. 1-10. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Pathway/vector Other (Ornamental Trade) [details]
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (King Angelfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Holacanthus passer)
To FishBase
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (562 nucleotides; 45 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Holocanthus passer USNM 216773 radiograph)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Holocanthus passer USNM 216773 radiograph)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (King Angelfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Holacanthus passer)
To FishBase
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (562 nucleotides; 45 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Holocanthus passer USNM 216773 radiograph)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Holocanthus passer USNM 216773 radiograph)
To ITIS