| Lamarck's Angelfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pomacanthidae |
| Genus: | Genicanthus |
| Species: | G. lamarcki |
| Binomial name | |
| Genicanthus lamarcki Lacépède, 1802 |
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Lamarck's angelfish, or Blackstriped angelfish (Genicanthus lamarcki), is a marine angelfish of the genus Genicanthus in the family Pomacanthidae. It breeds and lives in the Indo-Pacific waters, from Indonesia to Japan and the Great Barrier Reef. It feeds on plankton along corral reefs. The male is larger with blachish pelvic fins, whereas the smaller female has brighter (white) pelvic fins.