Genicanthus melanospilos

Pomacanthidae
Spotbreast Angelfish, Blackspot Angelfish, Spotbreast Angelfish, Swallowtail Angelfish
  • Genicanthus melanospilos, Male. Photo: Graham Edgar
    Genicanthus melanospilos, Male. Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Genicanthus melanospilos, Female, Coral Sea, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Genicanthus melanospilos, Female, Coral Sea, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Genicanthus melanospilos, Male, Coral Sea, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Genicanthus melanospilos, Male, Coral Sea, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Genicanthus melanospilos, Female. Photo: Graham Edgar
    Genicanthus melanospilos, Female. Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Male with full black vertical bars on a pale body, and on upper head down to eye level, fins with blue margins, swallow tail with yellowish tinge and orange spots on base, and black spot on breast in front of pelvic fins; female with yellow back, pale blue belly, and blue swallow tail with black upper and lower lobes. Length to 18 cm.
Information
  • Max Size: 18 cm
  • Depth: 20-45m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef
Rarity
  • Threats: Exploitation, Habitat degradation
  • IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
  • Occurrence: Widespread (55% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Several (6 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields
Report an Error
Further Information:
Copyright:
Copyright to the photographs on this site belongs solely to the credited photographers. Any requests for usage can be directed to the photographer through [email protected].

Please use this form only for a single type of error. If you see multiple errors on the page for this species, please report these in separate forms by clicking on this button again after submitting this form


Thank you for highlighting this error. We appreciate your assistance in maintaining high quality control standards

Copyright Reef Life Survey 2019
Made by Forte Web Design
Forte Web Design support RLS
Supported by The Ian Potter Foundation