Genicanthus semicinctus
Halfbanded Angelfish
As recorded: Genicanthus semicinctus (Waite, 1900)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, W.A. Starck II, and B. GoldmanB. Goldman →Johnson Randall →W.A. Starck II →
- Date
- February 8, 1973
- Locality
- Lord Howe Island; North Rock, SE side
- Island
- Lord Howe
- Depth
- 24 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Genicanthus semicinctus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-05.
2026-02-05
Lord Howe Island, AU-NS, AU
(c) Euan Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-28
Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
(c) A. Prof. Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-11-11
Lord Howe Island, AU-NS, AU
(c) Gina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-03-12
Ball's Pyramid, Australia
(c) John Thorogood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-02-17
10th of June Bommie, Lord Howe Island, NSW
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2016-11-14
Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Genicanthus semicinctus. BPBM 14809. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36936443. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/14809.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36936443 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026