Description

Dorsal spines (total): 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 16 - 17.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Acanthuriformes

Family: Pomacanthidae

Genus: Genicanthus

Species: Genicanthus bellus Randall, 1975

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Schools along steep current-swept outer reef drop-offs from 45 to at least 97 m. Forms harems of 3-7 individuals. Feeds on plankton. Rarely exported through the aquarium trade (Ref. 48391). At Canderawasih Bay common depth range is 20-25 m (Ref. 90102).

Habitat

associated