Genicanthus semicinctus Halfbanded angelfish

Genicanthus semicinctusis commonly referred to as Halfbanded angelfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Genicanthus semicinctus
German:: Halbgebänderter Lyrakaiserfisch
English:: Halfbanded Angelfish

Category:: Angelfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacanthidae (Family) > Genicanthus (Genus) > semicinctus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Waite, ), 1900

Occurrence:: Lord Howe Island, Pacific Ocean
Size:: up to 7.87" (20 cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae, Zooplankton
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-03-15 20:37:09
Last edit:: 2013-03-15 20:37:09

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(Waite, 1900)

Endemic to the Lord-Howe-Island in the Pacific,
perhaps also to the Kermadec-Islands near to New Zealand.

Feeds on zooplancton and algaes.

Strongly protected species.

Synonym:
Holacanthus semicinctus Waite, 1900

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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