Spotbreast angelfish

Genicanthus melanospilos

Pomacanthid Fish beneath New Caledonia

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Genicanthus melanospilos, the spotbreast angelfish, blackspot angelfish or swallowtail angelfish, the family Pomacanthidae. It occurs in the Indo-West Pacific region.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Genicanthus
Maximum length: 18 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia to Fiji, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals in the eastern Indian Ocean and New Caledonia. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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