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Holacanthus tricolor - Rock Beauty
| The rock beauty has a black body and a bright yellowish face with bluish lips and yellow fins. Adults are usually between 5 and 8 inches, but can grow to 12 inches. Juveniles are orangish with a blue-rimmed black spot. Rock beauty adults are territorial and will patrol their claimed area. They are found on coral reefs at depths between 10 and 80 feet.
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| Distribution, Stock Structure and Migration |
| Western Atlantic: Georgia (USA), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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| Habitat |
| Inhabits rock jetties, rocky reefs and rich coral areas. Juveniles often associated with fire corals. Depth range 3 - 92 m, usually 3 - 35 m.
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| Diet |
| Feeds on tunicates, sponges, zoantharians and algae.
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| Quick Fact |
| As a juvenile rock beauty grows, the small black spot continuously grows until it covers the majority of its body.
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