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Ornate angelfish

Genicanthus bellus Randall, 1975

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the ornate 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 ornate angelfish live?

Not recorded

Is the ornate 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 ornate angelfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusGenicanthus
  7. SpeciesGenicanthus bellus Randall, 1975
Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Bellus lyretail angelfishEnglish
  • Peix àngel ornamentatCatalan
  • Boray-borayCebuano
  • 美丽月蝶鱼Chinese
  • pomec zdobenýCzech
  • Pyntet KejserfiskDanish
  • Pracht-LyrakaiserfischGerman
  • Poisson-ange gracieuxFrench
  • Pesce angelo ornatoItalian
  • フカミヤッコJapanese
  • Peixe-anjo-ornatoPortuguese
  • 'atotiTahitian
  • 美麗月蝶魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ornate 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 ornate angelfish?

The ornate angelfish (Genicanthus bellus) belongs to the family Pomacanthidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ornate angelfish (Genicanthus bellus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ornate-angelfish

MLA

“Ornate angelfish (Genicanthus bellus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ornate-angelfish.

BibTeX
@misc{ornate_angelfish_2026,
  title = {Ornate angelfish (Genicanthus bellus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ornate-angelfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}