Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Black-Spot Angelfish - Male
Genicanthus melanospilos
Black-Spot Angelfish
Also known as: Spotbreast Angelfish
Category: Angelfishes
Scientific Name: Genicanthus melanospilos
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Depth: 50-140 ft. (15-43 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Pomacanthidae (Family) Angelfishes
      └Genicanthus (Genus)
       └G. melanospilos (Species)
WoRMS ID: 279093🔗
iNaturalist ID: 101334🔗

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