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.