Scientific Name	Genicanthus lamarck   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Lacepède, 1802)	Depth	1 - 30M
Chinese	頰刺魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蓋刺魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F394　Pomacanthidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	月蝶魚
Max Length	23 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	拉馬克神仙
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	no locality
Synonyms	Genicanthus lamarcki, Genicanthus lamark, Holacanthus lamarck
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Suzuki, K. etc. 1979
Specimen List	ASIZP0057332. ASIZP0065230. ASIZP0801175. ASIZP0911175. NTUM03630. NTUM04775.
Barcode	2016-02-03,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2015-12-28,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Blackstriped angelfish; Lamark's angelfish; Lamarck's angelfish; Freckletail lyretail angelfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body moderately elongate, and strongly compressed. Preorbital bone convex and without strong spines. 1 prominent spines at angle of preopercle. Ventral edge of interopercle serrated. Eye moderately small. Mouth small, terminal, protractile, gape not extending to anterior rim or orbit. Scale on middle of body with focus on exposed portion. Dorsal fin with XI spines and 22 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 21 soft rays; caudal fin lunate. Overall white with 3 black stripes on side; dorsal fin with broad submarginal black band; caudal fin with black dots, female with broad black band on the dorsal and ventral edges; pelvic fins white in female, black in male; a few irregular bands radiate from the eye in male.
habitats	Inhabit shallow reef crests and deep reefs adjacent to steep slopes at depths of 10 to 50 m. Form aggregations to feed in midwater well above the bottom; harems of 3-7 individuals. Feeds on plankton.
Distribution	Distributed throughout the Indo-Malayan region eastward to Vanuatu, northward to southern Japan, southward to the Great Barrier Reef. It is found in, southeastern Taiwan.
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