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Updated 3/6/2013
Family Pomacanthidae
HAWAII - ENDEMIC
Genicanthus personatus
Juvenile, Angel Ledge, Midway Atoll, 80 feet
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Female, Pearl & Hermes Reef, 40 feet
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Female, Bulky Dump, Midway Atoll, 60 feet
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Female, Angel Ledge, Midway Atoll, 80 feet
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Female with Table coral, French Frigate Shoals, 40 feet
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Females, Pearl & Hermes Reef, 30 feet
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Male, Angel Ledge, Midway Atoll, 80 feet
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Male, Angel Ledge, Midway Atoll, 80 feet
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MASKED ANGELFISH
| Harems inhabit reefs and ledges exposed to current where they feed
upon zooplankton. Prefers cool water deeper than 200
feet around the Main
Hawaiian Islands but locally common in as little as 25 feet around the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands from Kure south to French
Frigate Shoals. Pale blue-gray with variable black mask in females,
males with orange mask and fin margins. One of the world's most
coveted aquarium specimens. Attains 10 inches. Endemic to
Hawai'i. |
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