Genicanthus personatus
Masked Angelfish
As recorded: Genicanthus personatus Randall, 1975
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae
- Collected by
- R.L. Pyle
- Date
- September 10, 1989
- Locality
- Midway Atoll; Sand Island, SE side; off NOPF; outside reef
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Depth
- 22 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Genicanthus personatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1989. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Genicanthus personatus. BPBM 34774. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36935202. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/34774.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36935202 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026