Species Genicanthus watanabei (Yasuda & Tominaga, 1970)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Holacanthus watanabei Yasuda, F. & Tominaga, Y. 1970. Two new long-tailed pomacanthine fishes from Miyake-Jima and Okinawa-Jima, Japan. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 17(4): 141-151 figs 1-13 [144].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZIUT 52421, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands.
  Paratype(s) ZIUT 52420.

 

Generic Combinations

• Genicanthus watanabei (Yasuda & Tominaga, 1970). —
  Steene, R.C. 1978. Butterfly and Angelfishes of the World. Australia. Sydney : A.H. & A.W. Reed Vol. 1 144 pp. 216 figs. [130]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Boot Reef, Coral Sea (10°03'S) to Escape Reef, QLD (15°50'S), and Osprey Reef, Coral Sea (13°58'S, 146°41'S); tropical, west-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

20-80 m.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [158]

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [234]

Kuiter, R.H., Debelius, H. & Tanaka, H. 2003. Pomacanthidae, a Comprehensive Guide to Angelfishes. Melbourne : Zoonetics 206 pp. [153]

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. [3284]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [243]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [243]

Steene, R.C. 1978. Butterfly and Angelfishes of the World. Australia. Sydney : A.H. & A.W. Reed Vol. 1 144 pp. 216 figs. [130]

 

Common Name 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. [3284] (FAO) (Watanabe's Angelfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Watanabe's Angelfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
19-Dec-2012		19-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED