Blackspot angelfish

The Blackspot angelfish lives in the reef-associated, non-migratory, marine, depth range 4 - 15 m environment.

With a highly-flared tail, the Blackspot Angelfish is also referred to as the Swallowtail Angelfish, Blackspot Lyretail Angelfish, and Spotbreast Angelfish. The Blackspot Angelfish is one of the few angelfish to exhibit dramatic sexual dimorphism. The female is yellow dorsally, and light blue ventrally. More

The Blackspot Angelfish is found in tropical marine waters feeding of plankton that is picked from the currents a few metres of the surface bottom. More

Image: A female Blackspot Angelfish at Wishbone Reef - Add comment Add tags A female Blackspot Angelfish at Wishbone Reef Description A female Blackspot Angelfish at a depth of 25 m, Wishbone Reef, Wreck More

* Blackspot Angelfish (Genicanthus melanospilos) - Can be kept in small groups in a larger aquarium, but with only one male present. More

Male Blackspot Angelfish are bluish white with narrow black bars on the body. The dorsal, anal and caudal fins have yellow spots. Female Blackspot Angelfish are yellow on top and blue below. The lunate caudal fin is bluish with a black stripe on the upper and lower edges. More

The Blackspot Angelfish is one of the few angelfish to exhibit dramatic sexual dimorphism. The female is yellow dorsally, and light blue ventrally. The caudal fin is marine-blue highlighted by a dark, blue-black edging on the top and bottom. More

There is a fish called the blackspot angelfish, which can change from female to male. No, it cannot do it by simply wishing to become male. The change happens for a specific reason. The angel fish live in groups. More

The Blackspot angelfish, Genicanthus melanospilos, earns its common name from the black spot located on the male's breast. It is barely viewable in the bottom photo located immediately prior to the pelvic fins. More

Common names

Black-spot angelfish in English
Black-spot pygmy angelfish in English
Blackspot angelfish in English
Ocellated angelfish in English
Ocellated angelfish in Hawaiian
Sortplettet dværgkejserfisk in Danish (dansk)
黑睛刺尻魚 in Mandarin Chinese
黑睛刺尻鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

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