Overview
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Family : Angelfishes ; Inhabits coral reefs[1].
Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in Japanese:
Mizutama-Yakko
Description
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Habitat
Ecology:
This little-known deep dwelling species is generally associated with
the outer slopes
of coral
reefs (G.R. Allen pers. comm.
2006). (Ref.
274292).
List of Habitats
:
- 9 Marine Neritic
- 9.2 Marine Neritic - Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs
- 9.8 Marine Neritic - Coral Reef
- 9.8.1 Outer Reef Channel
- 9.8.3 Foreslope (Outer Reef Slope ) [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Suborder:
Percoidei
()
-
- Family:
Pomacanthidae
()
- Genus:
Genicanthus
()
- Swainson, 1839
- Specific name:
takeuchii
- Pyle, 1997
- Scientific name: - Genicanthus takeuchii Pyle, 1997
- Specific name:
takeuchii
- Pyle, 1997
- Genus:
Genicanthus
(
- Family:
Pomacanthidae
(
- Suborder:
Percoidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Genicanthus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 9 species and subspecies in this genus:
G. bellus (Bellus Lyretail Angelfish) · G. caudovittatus (Swallowtail Angelfish) · G. lamarck (Freckletail Lyretail Angelfish) · G. melanospilos (Blackspine Unicornfish) · G. personatus (Masked Angel Fish) · G. semicinctus (Half-Banded Angelfish) · G. semifasciatus (Japanese Swallow) · G. spinus (Pitcairn Angelfish) · G. watanabei (Watanabe´s Angelfish)
More Info
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- Search for Pictures: images.google.com
- Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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- Allen, G.R., Steene, R. and Allen, M. 1998. A guide to angelfishes and butterflyfishes. Odyssey Publishing/Tropical Reef Research.
- Endoh, K. 2007. Angelfishes of the World. Two Little Fishies, Inc., Miami Gardens, Florida.
- IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.4). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 27 October 2010).
- Nakabo, T. (2002). Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition II. Tokai University Press, Japan.
- Nakabo, T. 2002. Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition II. Tokai University Press, Tokyo.
- Randall, J.E., Ida, H., Kato, K., Pyle, R.L. and Earle, J.L. 1997. Annotated checklist of inshore fishes of the Ogasawara Islands. National Science Museum Monographs, Tokyo, Japan.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Fricke, Ronald (from FishBase).
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Pyle, R. & Myers, R. 2010. Genicanthus takeuchii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2729656
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-146743
- Fishbase Species ID: 60079
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 610531
- IUCN ID: 210914
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 111084
Footnotes
- Nakabo, T. (2002). Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition II. Tokai University Press, Japan. [back]
