
Genicanthus personatus
Masked Angelfish
As recorded: Genicanthus personatus Randall, 1975
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae
- Collected by
- Stan Ross
- Date
- December 1, 1972
- Locality
- Hawaii; N of Kailua-Kona
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Depth
- 83 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Genicanthus personatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2017-09-16.

2017-09-16
Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii, USA
(c) National Coral Reef Monitoring Program - Pacific Region, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-09-16
Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii, USA
(c) National Coral Reef Monitoring Program - Pacific Region, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2015-08-08
Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii, USA
(c) National Coral Reef Monitoring Program - Pacific Region, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-06-26
Midway Atoll, United States
(c) Robert Webster, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Genicanthus personatus. BPBM 15492. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36933091. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15492.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36933091 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
