Blackedged Angelfish
Genicanthus watanabei
- Usual depth20–34 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and June
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Genicanthus watanabei, the blackedged angelfish or Watanabe's angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the Pacific Ocean.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 8 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 19 records
- April: 20 records
- May: 19 records
- June: 26 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 20–34 m · Deepest record: 52 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blackedged Angelfish, Pinstriped Angelfish, Watanabe's angelfish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Poisson-ange de Watanabe, Poisson-ange lyre de Watanabe
- Japanese
- Hirenagayakko, ヒレナガヤッコ
- Simplified Chinese
- 渡邊氏神仙, 渡邊頰刺魚
Other scientific names: Holacanthus watanabei
Similar species
Zebra angelfishGenicanthus caudovittatus
Blackstriped AngelfishGenicanthus lamarck
BlackspotGenicanthus melanospilos
Masked AngelGenicanthus personatus
- Bellus Lyretail Angelfish
Genicanthus bellus
Coral BeautyCentropyge 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).
- 98 open-data records from 1957 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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