Lamarck's Angelfish, Genicanthus lamarck (Lacépède 1802)
A male Lamarck's Angelfish, Genicanthus lamarck, at Puerto Galera, Philippines. Source: Paddy Ryan / http://www.ryanphotographic.com/. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A pale greyish to whitish angelfish with 4-5 irregular black wavy stripes raditaing from the eye and running along the sides (adults), a broad black submarginal band on the dorsal fin, and a finely spotted caudal fin. The uppermost stripe is broader in females and juveniles. Males have a yellow patch on top of the head, black pelvic fins, and very prolonged caudal-fin lobes.
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Bray, D.J. 2020, Genicanthus lamarck in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/649
Lamarck's Angelfish, Genicanthus lamarck (Lacépède 1802)
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Distribution |
Recorded in the Australian EEZ from Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island in the Timor Sea, and the northern Great Barrier, Queensland. Elsewhere, the species is widespread in the West Pacific from the Indo-Malayan region to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef at depths of 10-50 m. Inhabits coral rich areas on seaward reef slopes and steep drop-offs. Usually feeds on zooplankton above the bottom in small harems with a dominant male and 2-6 females. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin XV, 15-16; Anal fin III, 16-17. |
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Biology |
Forms small harems of 3-7 individuals, with a single male and up to six females. If the male disappears, the dominant female gradually changes sex and colour pattern over a period of 2-3 weeks. |
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Etymology |
The species is named in honour of the French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. |
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Species Citation |
Holacanthus lamarck Lacépède, 1802, Hist. Nat. Poiss. 4: 526, 530. Type locality: unknown. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
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Lamarck's Angelfish, Genicanthus lamarck (Lacépède 1802)
References
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