Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Genicanthus caudovittatus, the zebra angelfish, swallowtail angelfish, and lyretail angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. [3] It is found in the Indian Ocean.
It does not have the vertical black stripes or the red eye seen in the wild angelfish. Zebra (Z/+ or Z/Z): The zebra phenotype results in four to six vertical stripes on the fish that in other ways resembles a silver angelfish. It is a dominant mutation that exists at the same locus as the stripeless gene.
Pomacanthus semicirculatus, also known as the semicircled angelfish, Koran angelfish, blue angelfish, zebra angelfish or half-circled angelfish, is a species of ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish, in the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
Scientific name Common name Distribution Genicanthus bellus Randall, 1975. Ornate angelfish, western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean Genicanthus caudovittatus (Günther, 1860). Zebra angelfish, waters of Madagascar, the Maldives, Mauritius and Réunion, and is also known in Weh Island Genicanthus lamarck (Lacépède, 1802).
What links here; Related changes; Upload file; Special pages; Permanent link; Page information; Cite this page; Get shortened URL; Download QR code
A length of 20 to 30 cm (7.9 to 11.8 in) is typical for the rest of the family. The smaller species are popular amongst aquarists, whereas the largest species are occasionally sought as a food fish; however, ciguatera poisoning has been reported as a result of eating marine angelfish. Angelfish vary in color and are very hardy fish.
Pomacanthus asfur has been recorded at depths between 3 and 30 metres (9.8 and 98.4 ft). [1] It is a common species where there are relatively sheltered inshore reefs which have rich growth of soft and hard corals with a few patches of silty seabed.
Genicanthus melanospilos is found at depths between 20 and 80 metres (66 and 262 ft). [1] It occurs in areas rich in coral on the outer slopes of reefs and drop-offs. Adults are normally organised as small harems made up of a male and several f