Apolemichthys is a genus of marine angelfishes in the family Pomacanthidae.[2]
| Apolemichthys | |
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| Apolemichthys xanthurus, the type species of this genus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pomacanthidae |
| Genus: | Apolemichthys Burton, 1934 |
| Type species | |
| Holacanthus xanthurus | |
| Species | |
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Species edit
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Apolemichthys arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Banded angelfish | reefs in Hawaii and the Johnston Atoll. |
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Apolemichthys griffisi (Carlson & Taylor, 1981) | Griffis angelfish | Pacific Ocean |
| Apolemichthys guezei (Randall & Maugé, 1978) | Reunion angelfish | Réunion Indian Ocean | |
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Apolemichthys kingi Heemstra, 1984 | Tiger angelfish | Western Indian Ocean: Natal, South Africa and Mozambique |
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Apolemichthys trimaculatus (Cuvier, 1831) | Threespot angelfish | Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean |
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Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus Burgess, 1973 | Goldspotted angelfish | Pacific Ocean: Gilbert Islands to the Line islands. Reported from Kapingamarangi Atoll (eastern Caroline Islands), Nauru, Canton (Phoenix Islands), Howland, Baker, and Fanning (Line Islands) Atolls. |
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Apolemichthys xanthotis (Fraser-Brunner, 1950) | Yellow-ear angelfish | Red Sea, from the Gulf of Aqaba in the north, down through the Gulf of Aden in the south |
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Apolemichthys xanthurus (Bennett, 1833) | Yellowtail angelfish, | Maldives and the east coast of India. |
Fishbase still has Apolemichthys armitagei listed as a species within this genus but notes that it is a hybrid between Apolemichthys trimaculatus and Apolemichthys xanthurus. Fishbase state that the page will be removed as part of their next update.[3]
References edit
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pomacanthidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Apolemichthys in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Apolemichthys griffisi" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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Tiger Angelfish at Chain reef, Durban
