Black Scalyfin
Parma alboscapularis
- Usual depth6–26 m
- Water temperature17–22 °C
- Best monthsNovember and December
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) M Rutherford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The New Zealand black angelfish or the black scalyfin, Parma alboscapularis, of the family Pomacentridae, is found around northeastern New Zealand.
Text from the Wikipedia article “New Zealand black angelfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 43 records
- February: 55 records
- March: 34 records
- April: 51 records
- May: 17 records
- June: 13 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 63 records
- November: 129 records
- December: 115 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–26 m · Deepest record: 31.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–22 °C
Photos
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Paul Bell-Butler, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Black Scalyfin, New Zealand Black Angelfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Teniente Neozelandés
Similar species
Common ScalyfinParma mccullochi
scalyfinParma microlepis
Big-scaled ParmaParma oligolepis
Banded ParmaParma polylepis
Girdled ParmaParma unifasciata
Common ScalyfinParma victoriae
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).
- 384 open-data records from 1971 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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