Sealife guideThe zebra angelfishGenicanthus caudovittatus
Last updated on 03/12/2025 at 11:33 PM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Zebra angelfish
- French name: Poisson ange lyre zébré
- Scientific name: Genicanthus caudovittatus (Günther, 1860)
- Family name: Pomacanthidae
- Order name: Acanthuriformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Description
The zebra angelfish is widely distributed across the western Indian ocean, from the south of the Red sea in the north, down to the KwaZulu-Natal province, also known as KZN, in South Africa to the south. The zebra angelfish can be found around the Maldives islands, Madagascar island, Réunion island and Mauritius island.
The zebra angelfish (Genicanthus caudovittatus) © Serg_dibrova | Dreamstime.com
Did you know ?
The zebra angelfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The zebra angelfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2010 within the category Least Concern !
Within the same genus
Black-spot angelfish
(Genicanthus melanospilos)
(Genicanthus melanospilos)
Blackstriped angelfish
(Genicanthus lamarck)
(Genicanthus lamarck)
Within the same family
Arabian angelfish
(Pomacanthus asfur)
(Pomacanthus asfur)
Flame angelfish
(Centropyge loriculus)
(Centropyge loriculus)
French angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
(Pomacanthus paru)
Gray angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
Multibarred angelfish
(Paracentropyge multifasciata)
(Paracentropyge multifasciata)
Rock beauty
(Holacanthus tricolor)
(Holacanthus tricolor)
Rusty angelfish
(Centropyge ferrugata)
(Centropyge ferrugata)
Sixbar angelfish
(Pomacanthus sexstriatus)
(Pomacanthus sexstriatus)
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