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Genicanthus semifasciatus

Genicanthus semifasciatus

Genicanthus semifasciatus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Percoidei
Superfamilia: Percoidea
Familia: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Genicanthus
Species: G. semifasciatus

A Marine angelfish from the Western Pacific that occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 21 cm in length.

References

* Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Genicanthus semifasciatus" in FishBase. December 2008 version

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