''Genicanthus personatus''

Masked Angelfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Genicanthus
Species: G. personatus
Binomial name
Genicanthus personatus
Randall, 1975[1]

Genicanthus personatus is a species of marine angelfishes in the genus, Genicanthus. It is known as the masked angelfish. This species is marine, found around the Hawaiian Islands and is associated with coral reefs. It is found at a depth range of 23m - 174m.[2][3] This species is more expensive than the Peppermint angelfish in the aquarium trade.

References

  1. ↑ IUCNRedlist.org
  2. ↑ Fishbase.org Retrieved on Feb. 28, 2014
  3. ↑ EOL.org Retrieved on Feb. 28, 2014


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