Scientific Name
Genicanthus lamarck
Common Name
Blackstriped angelfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 15;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 15-16;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 16 - 17. Overall white with 3 black stripes on side; dorsal fin with broad submarginal black band; caudal fin with black dots, female with broad black band on the dorsal and ventral edges; pelvic fins white in female, black in male; a few irregular bands radiate from the eye in male.