Zebra angelfish

About this species

Genicanthus caudovittatus, the zebra angelfish, swallowtail angelfish, and lyretail angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 21 records
February: 5 records
March: 16 records
April: 18 records
May: 20 records
June: 7 records
July: 29 records
August: 23 records
September: 33 records
October: 35 records
November: 18 records
December: 13 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 12–160 m · Deepest record: 160 m

10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 3 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C

22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 4 records
26–28 °C: 11 records
28–30 °C: 6 records

Photos

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Grete Pasch, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Rafael Medina, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Zebra angelfish, Lyre-tail Angelfish, Lyretail Angelfish, Swallowtail Angelfish, zebra angelfish

Names in 2 more languages

German: Rotmeer-Lyrakaiserfisch
French: Poisson-ange zébré de l'Océan Indien

Other scientific names: Centropyge caudovittatus, Genicanthus caudibicolor, Holacanthus caudibicolor, Holacanthus caudovittatus, Holacanthus zebra

Similar species

Blackstriped Angelfish
Genicanthus lamarck
Blackspot
Genicanthus melanospilos
Masked Angel
Genicanthus personatus
Blackedged Angelfish
Genicanthus watanabei
Bellus Lyretail Angelfish
Genicanthus bellus
Coral Beauty
Centropyge bispinosa

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
122 open-data records from 1860 to 2015.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.