Species Genicanthus bellus Randall, 1975
Ornate Angelfish
- Genicanthus bellus Randall, J.E. 1975. A revision of the Indo-Pacific angelfish genus Genicanthus, with descriptions of three new species. Bulletin of Marine Science 25(3): 393-421 [402, pl. 1].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM 16840, off District of Paea, Tahiti, Society Islands.
Paratype(s) ANSP 127544; BPBM 16841.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands; tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [12]
- Hobbs, J.-P.A., Frisch, A.J. Hender, J. & Gilligan, J.J. 2007. New records of angelfishes (Pomacanthidae) and butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae) from Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) islands, Indian Ocean. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 90: 107-109 [108]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
25-110 m
General References
Pyle, R. 2001. Chaetodontidae, Pomacanthidae. pp. 3224-3286 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3282]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [142] (Ornate Angelfish)
History of changes
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