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Blackedged angelfish

Genicanthus watanabei (Yasuda & Tominaga, 1970)

Status not recordedbony fish

The blackedged angelfish (Genicanthus watanabei) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the blackedged angelfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blackedged angelfish live?

Not recorded

Is the blackedged angelfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the blackedged angelfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusGenicanthus
  7. SpeciesGenicanthus watanabei (Yasuda & Tominaga, 1970)

Synonyms Genicanthus vermiculatus, Holacanthus watanabei

Other names and names in other languages (20)
  • Pinstriped angelfishEnglish
  • Watanabe's angelfishEnglish
  • Peix àngel blauCatalan
  • 渡边刺蝶鱼Chinese
  • pomec WatanabeůvCzech
  • Sortkantet KejserfiskDanish
  • Poisson-ange lyre de WatanabeFrench
  • Pesce angelo di WatanabeItalian
  • ヒレナガヤッコJapanese
  • Peixe-anjo-de-WatanabePortuguese
  • paraharahaTahitian
  • 渡邊氏神仙Chinese
  • 渡边月蝶鱼Chinese
  • 渡边氏神仙Chinese
  • 渡边颊刺鱼Chinese
  • 渡邊刺蝶魚Chinese
  • 渡邊月蝶魚Chinese
  • Poisson-ange de WatanabeFrench
  • HirenagayakkoJapanese
  • 渡邊頰刺魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blackedged angelfish

Other species in the same genus Genicanthus.

Blackspot

Genicanthus melanospilos

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Masked angel

Genicanthus personatus

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blackedged angelfish?

The blackedged angelfish (Genicanthus watanabei) belongs to the family Pomacanthidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blackedged angelfish (Genicanthus watanabei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackedged-angelfish

MLA

“Blackedged angelfish (Genicanthus watanabei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackedged-angelfish.

BibTeX
@misc{blackedged_angelfish_2026,
  title = {Blackedged angelfish (Genicanthus watanabei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackedged-angelfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}