GENICANTHUS WATANABEI - (YASUDA & TOMINAGA, 1970)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Acanthuriformes (Order) > Pomacanthidae (Family) > Genicanthus (Genus)
Blackedged angelfish, Watanabe's angelfish, Poisson-ange lyre de Watanabe,
Description
La femelle est de couleur bleu avec quelques lignes noires sur le front. Le mâle a le haut bleu et le bas rayé horizontalement.
Biotope
Fréquente les récifs coralliens entre 20 et 81 mètres.
Synonyme
Holacanthus watanabei (Yasuda & Tominaga, 1970)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14 - 17. Males light blue with 8 black stripes on the lower 2/3 of the body (the posterior end of the uppermost yellow, the lowermost stripes extending the adjacent anal fin); females light blue with a vertical black bar above the eye and spots on the forehead; both sexes with a broad submarginal band on the dorsal and anal fins; females with broad submarginal band on the caudal-fin lobes. Max length : 15.0 cm. Depth range 21 - 81 m.
Etymology
Genicanthus: from Greek, geny, -yos = face, jaw + from Greek, akantha = thorn.
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: Taiwan to the Tuamoto Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia and the Austral Islands.
Biology
Occurs in current-swept outer reef slopes and drop-offs. The diet mostly consists of plankton supplemented with benthic invertebrates. Forms harems of 2-5 individuals. Occasionally exported through the aquarium trade.
Blackedged angelfish, Watanabe's angelfish, Poisson-ange lyre de Watanabe,
Description
La femelle est de couleur bleu avec quelques lignes noires sur le front. Le mâle a le haut bleu et le bas rayé horizontalement.
Biotope
Fréquente les récifs coralliens entre 20 et 81 mètres.
Synonyme
Holacanthus watanabei (Yasuda & Tominaga, 1970)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14 - 17. Males light blue with 8 black stripes on the lower 2/3 of the body (the posterior end of the uppermost yellow, the lowermost stripes extending the adjacent anal fin); females light blue with a vertical black bar above the eye and spots on the forehead; both sexes with a broad submarginal band on the dorsal and anal fins; females with broad submarginal band on the caudal-fin lobes. Max length : 15.0 cm. Depth range 21 - 81 m.
Etymology
Genicanthus: from Greek, geny, -yos = face, jaw + from Greek, akantha = thorn.
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: Taiwan to the Tuamoto Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia and the Austral Islands.
Biology
Occurs in current-swept outer reef slopes and drop-offs. The diet mostly consists of plankton supplemented with benthic invertebrates. Forms harems of 2-5 individuals. Occasionally exported through the aquarium trade.