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Species in the genus Genicanthus: [ 17 ] records

bellus, Genicanthus Randall [J. E.] 1975:402, Pl. 1 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 25 (no. 3); ref. 6490] Outside barrier reef off District of Paea, Tahiti, Society Islands, depth 60 meters. Holotype: BPBM 16840. Paratypes: ANSP 127544 (2), BPBM 16841 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:41 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Genicanthus bellus Randall 1975 -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764], Myers 1999:172 [ref. 23965], Pyle 2001:3282 [ref. 26118], Allen & Adrim 2002:42 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:631 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:19 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:339 [ref. 28239], Hobbs et al. 2007:108 [ref. 29249], Hobbs et al. 2008:9 [ref. 39350], Allen & Erdmann 2012:555 [ref. 31980], Allen & Erdmann 2024:589 [ref. 40796], Galbraith et al. 2024:7 [ref. 40930]). Current status: Valid as Genicanthus bellus Randall 1975. Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Christmas Island (Australia), Cocos-Keeling Islands (Australia) and Indonesia east to Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands and Society Islands, north to Philippines, south to Coral Sea (Australia). Habitat: marine.

caudibicolor, Holacanthus Sauvage [H.-E.] (ex Liénard) 1891:267, Pls. 29 (fig. 6), 33 (fig. 2) [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN A-0060 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:141 [ref. 20718] with a holotype. Based on 'Holacanthe caudibicolore' of Liénard 1832:105 [ref. 30333]; description quoted from Liénard. Also based on one specimen. •Synonym of Genicanthus caudovittatus (Günther 1860) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764], Fricke 1999:348 [ref. 24106], Heemstra 2022:437 [ref. 39850]). Current status: Synonym of Genicanthus caudovittatus (Günther 1860). Pomacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

caudovittatus, Holacanthus Günther [A.] 1860:44 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 2; ref. 1963] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1960.6.22.2 (dry). Spelled caudavittatus by Bleeker 1877:22 [ref. 17113]. •Valid as Genicanthus caudovittatus (Günther 1860) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764], Dor 1984:170 [ref. 29757], Smith & Heemstra 1986:625 [ref. 5714], Goren & Dor 1994:48 [ref. 25356], Anderson et al. 1998:25 [ref. 23611], Fricke 1999:348 [ref. 24106], Allen & Adrim 2002:42 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S112 [ref. 27377], Fricke et al. 2009:75 [ref. 30213], Allen & Erdmann 2012:555 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2018:242 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:111 [ref. 36273], Tea et al. 2020:3 [ref. 37258], Durville et al. 2021:313 [ref. 38802], Heemstra 2022:437 [ref. 39850], Allen & Erdmann 2024:589 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Genicanthus caudovittatus (Günther 1860). Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Andaman Sea, Sumatra and Bali (western Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

chapmani, Holacanthus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1933:19 [Copeia 1933 (no. 1); ref. 2106] Dumaguete, Oriental Negros, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 25504. Paratypes: BMNH 1933.2.11.394 [from Herre] (1); CAS-SU 25505-06 (1, 2); UMMZ 100225 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:80 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Genicanthus lamarck (Lacepède 1802) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764]). Current status: Synonym of Genicanthus lamarck (Lacepède 1802). Pomacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

fucosus, Holacanthus Yasuda [F.] & Tominaga [Y.] 1970:141, Figs. 1, 2, 13 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 17 (no. 4); ref. 430] Sanbon-ne, Miyake-jima, Japan, about 34°05'N, 139°30'E, depth about 15 meters. Holotype (unique): ZUMT 52422. •Synonym of Genicanthus semifasciatus (Kamohara 1934) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764] as fuscosus). Current status: Synonym of Genicanthus semifasciatus (Kamohara 1934). Pomacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Holacanthus lamarcki Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1931:99, Pl. 5 (fig. 2) [Transactions of the Pacific Committee of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. v. 1; ref. 3937] Itoman, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Syntypes: ZIN 23345-46 (1, 3). •Synonym of Genicanthus lamarck (Lacepède 1802) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764]). Current status: Synonym of Genicanthus lamarck (Lacepède 1802). Pomacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

lamarck, Holacanthus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:526, 530 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] No locality. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-0047. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:143 [ref. 20718]. •Valid as Genicanthus lamarck (Lacepède 1802) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:188 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:242 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:158 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:128 [ref. 26476], Kuiter 1997:234 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:242 [ref. 25919], Pyle in Randall & Lim 2000:624 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:906 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:265 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:36 [ref. 25847], Pyle 2001:3283 [ref. 26118], Nakabo 2002:906 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2002:42 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:123 [ref. 27510], Allen et al. 2006:1307 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:140 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:556 [ref. 31980], Motomura et al. 2017:170 [ref. 35490], Murase et al. 2023:41 [ref. 40935], Allen & Erdmann 2024:590 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Genicanthus lamarck (Lacepède 1802). Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Sea and South China Sea east to Philippines and Vanuatu, north to southern Japan, south to northern Barrier Reef (Australia). Habitat: marine.

macclesfieldiensis, Genicanthus Chan [W. L.] 1966:330, Figs. 4-5 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 8 (no. 90) (for 1965); ref. 9022] Macclesfield Bank, South China Sea, 16°03'N, 114°40'E, depth 45-46 fathoms. Holotype: BMNH 1965.3.23.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1965.3.23.2-5 (4), USNM 276529 [ex 258727-F1] (1). •Synonym of Genicanthus melanospilos (Bleeker 1857) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764]). Current status: Synonym of Genicanthus melanospilos (Bleeker 1857). Pomacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

melanospilos, Holacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1857:56 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5812. •Valid as Genicanthus melanospilos (Bleeker 1857) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:188 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:242 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:158 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:234 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:242 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:172 [ref. 23965], Pyle in Randall & Lim 2000:624 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:905 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:308 [ref. 25191], Hutchins 2001:265 [ref. 25841], Pyle 2001:3283 [ref. 26118], Nakabo 2002:905 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2002:42 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:631 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:19 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:339 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1307 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:140 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:556 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:106 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:198 [ref. 36673], Allen & Erdmann 2024:590 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Genicanthus melanospilos (Bleeker 1857). Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: South China Sea and Indonesia east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Vanuatu; north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia, Great Barrier Reef/Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

personatus, Genicanthus Randall [J. E.] 1975:418, Pl. 1 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 25 (no. 3); ref. 6490] Off Magic Island, Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 80 feet. Holotype: BPBM 15509. Paratypes: BPBM 15493 (1), USNM 211814 (1), ZUMT 53027 (1). •Valid as Genicanthus personatus Randall 1975 -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764], Mundy 2005:407 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:296 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Valid as Genicanthus personatus Randall 1975. Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

semicinctus, Holacanthus Waite [E. R.] 1900:204, Pl. 36 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 3 (no. 7); ref. 4558] Lord Howe Island. Holotype (unique): ? AMS I.4345. •Valid as Genicanthus semicinctus (Waite 1900) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764], Paulin et al. 1989:194 [ref. 24556], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Pyle 1997:91 [ref. 23468], Allen et al. 2006:1307 [ref. 29090], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:114 [ref. 36167], Trnski 2015:1307 [ref. 34198]). Current status: Valid as Genicanthus semicinctus (Waite 1900). Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

semifasciatus, Holacanthus Kamohara [T.] 1934:459, Fig. 2 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 46 (no. 552); ref. 19716] Kashiwajima, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Kamohara "neotype": BSKU 8495 from Okinoshima, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Type catalog: Kamohara 1961:4 [ref. 19282]. Neotype designated by Kamohara 1961:4 [ref. 19282], but neotype designation was not made in a revisory work and is invalid. •Valid as Genicanthus semifasciatus (Kamohara 1934) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:188 [ref. 6441], Pyle in Randall & Lim 2000:624 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:907 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:907 [ref. 26193], Motomura et al. 2010:140 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:557 [ref. 31980], Abe et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41435], Allen & Erdmann 2024:591 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Genicanthus semifasciatus (Kamohara 1934). Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines and Taiwan north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan). Habitat: marine.

spinus, Genicanthus Randall [J. E.] 1975:415, Figs. 16-17 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 25 (no. 3); ref. 6490] Reef off Bounty Bay, Pitcairn Island, depth 33.5 meters. Holotype: BPBM 16450. Paratypes: BMNH 1974.4.24.1 (1); BPBM 12775 (1), 16452 (2), 16754 (1); CAS 30456 (1); USNM 211815 (1); ZUMT 52987 (1). •Valid as Genicanthus spinus Randall 1975 -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764], Randall 1999:18 [ref. 25829], Pyle 2001:3284 [ref. 26118], Randall 2005:340 [ref. 28239]). Current status: Valid as Genicanthus spinus Randall 1975. Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Pitcairn Island. Habitat: marine.

takeuchii, Genicanthus Pyle [R. L.] 1997:88, Figs. 1-4 (not 1-5) [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 24 (no. 3/4); ref. 23468] Ani-jima, Mansakunohama, Ogasawara Islands, depth 45 meters. Holotype: NSMT 45943. Paratypes: BPBM 35247 (1), USNM 342592 (1). •Valid as Genicanthus takeuchii Pyle 1997 -- (Nakabo 2000:906 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:906 [ref. 26193]). Current status: Valid as Genicanthus takeuchii Pyle 1997. Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan. Habitat: marine.

vermiculatus, Genicanthus Shen [S.-C.] & Lim [P.-C.] 1975:86, Fig. 7 [Bulletin of the Institute of Zoology Academia Sinica (Taipei) v. 14 (no. 2); ref. 7471] Lü-tao (Green Island), Taiwan, South China Sea, depth 20 meters. Holotype (unique): NTUM 02695. Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:48 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Genicanthus watanabei (Yasuda & Tominaga 1970) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764], Ho & Shao 2011:48 [ref. 31432]). Current status: Synonym of Genicanthus watanabei (Yasuda & Tominaga 1970). Pomacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

watanabei, Holacanthus Yasuda [F.] & Tominaga [Y.] 1970:144, Figs. 3-7, 11, 12 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 17 (no. 4); ref. 430] Onna Beach, Okinawa-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, about 26°30'N, 127°50'E. Holotype: ZUMT 52421. Paratypes: ZUMT 52420 (1). •Valid as Genicanthus watanabei (Yasuda & Tominaga 1970) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:188 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:243 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:158 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:234 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:243 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:172 [ref. 23965], Randall 1999:19 [ref. 25829], Pyle in Randall & Lim 2000:624 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:906 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:309 [ref. 25191], Pyle 2001:3284 [ref. 26118], Nakabo 2002:906 [ref. 26193], Myers & Donaldson 2003:631 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:19 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:340 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1307 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:140 [ref. 31256], Ho & Shao 2011: 48 [ref. 31432]). Current status: Valid as Genicanthus watanabei (Yasuda & Tominaga 1970). Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

zebra, Holacanthus Sauvage [H.-E.] (ex Liénard) 1891:263, Pl. 32 (fig. 2) [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] [Ile Maurice] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN A-0044 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:147 [ref. 20718]. Based on 'Holacanthe zebrée' of Liénard 1832:105 [ref. 30333]; description quoted from Liénard. Also based on one specimen. •Synonym of Genicanthus caudovittatus (Günther 1860) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764], Fricke 1999:348 [ref. 24106], Heemstra 2022:437 [ref. 39850]). Current status: Synonym of Genicanthus caudovittatus (Günther 1860). Pomacanthidae. Habitat: marine.