species: Genicanthus melanospilos in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Genicanthus melanospilos

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pomacanthidae
Genus Genicanthus
Species Genicanthus melanospilos

Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island area: Rarely seen. There is only a single record of the species in the area, at Yonge Reef in 1975 captured with explosives (Atlas of Living Australia accessed 3 Feb 2021).

Web resources

References

References that assist with identification

  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Other references

  • Konow, N., D.R. Bellwood, P.C. Wainwright and A.M. Kerr (2008). Evolution of novel jaw points promote trophic diversity in coral reef fishes, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 93: 545-555. LIRS catalog number 1181.