Genicanthus bellus Randall 1975, the Ornate Angelfish (3). Lives in small groups, plankton-feeding up off the bottom. To six inches in the wild. Western Pacific and Cocos Keeling in the eastern Indian Ocean. Females and male shown. First pic by Hiroyuki Tanaka, last two by RMF.

Genicanthus caudovittatus (Gunther 1860), the Zebra Angelfish (2). Red Sea along the east African coast, Mauritius and the Maldives. To six inches overall length. Male and female shown.

Genicanthus lamarck (Lacepede 1802), Lamarck's Angelfish (2). Indo-Australia Archipelago. To seven inches in length. Probably the most common member of the genus used in the trade. Male and female in N. Sulawesi and female shown off of Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia.

Genicanthus melanospilos (Bleeker 1857), the Black-Spot Angelfish (2). Similar to G. caudovittatus to the west, this species is found throughout the tropical western Pacific. Also to about six inches long. Male and Female shown in captivity. Below, male and female in Fiji.

Genicanthus personatus Randall 1975, the Masked Angelfish (1). Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Rare and cooler water animals, but can live in tropical systems. Shy, need plenty of rock cover. To eight inches total length. Male and female shown from Waikiki Aquarium.

Genicanthus semicinctus (Waite 1900), Half-Banded Angelfish (2). Known from Islands in the southwestern Pacific. Rarely in the trade. 

Genicanthus semifasciatus (Kamohara 1934), Japanese Swallow Tail Angelfish (2). Western Pacific, mid Japan south to the Philippines. Rare in the western aquarium trade. Here, a female and male in Dallas TX, and a male in CT.

Genicanthus semifasciatus (Kamohara 1934), Japanese Swallow Tail Angelfish (2). Western Pacific, mid Japan south to the Philippines. Rare in the western aquarium trade. Female in captivity at right.

Genicanthus takeuchii Pyle 1997, the Spotted Angelfish (?). Known only from the Bonin Islands in the northwestern Pacific. 

Genicanthus watanabei (Yasuda & Tominaga 1970), Watanabe's Angelfish (2). Amongst the hardiest of the genus (that makes it into pet-fish markets). Western and central Pacific. To six inches total length. Male and female in aquariums shown.