Description

Dorsal spines (total): 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Acanthuriformes

Family: Pomacanthidae

Genus: Genicanthus

Species: Genicanthus caudovittatus (Günther, 1860)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits shallow waters in the Red Sea; deeper in the Andaman Sea, usually at depths of 40 m or more. Caudal fin tips very long (Ref. 48636). A single male is usually seen with several females, commonly on steep slopes. Feeds on planktonic food several meters above the bottom.

Habitat

associated