Apolemichthys
Apolemichthys is a genus of marine angelfishes in the family Pomacanthidae.
| Apolemichthys | |
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| Apolemichthys arcuatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pomacanthidae |
| Genus: | Apolemichthys Burton, 1834 |
| Species | |
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8, see text | |
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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.jpg) | Apolemichthys arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Banded angelfish | reefs in Hawaii and the Johnston Atoll. |
.jpg) | Apolemichthys griffisi (Carlson & Taylor, 1981) | Griffis angelfish | Pacific Ocean |
| Apolemichthys guezei (Randall & Maugé, 1978) | Reunion angelfish | Réunion Indian Ocean | |
 | Apolemichthys kingi Heemstra, 1984 | Tiger angelfish | Western Indian Ocean: Natal, South Africa and Mozambique |
.jpg) | Apolemichthys trimaculatus (Cuvier, 1831) | Threespot angelfish | Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean |
 | 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. |
 | 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 |
 | Apolemichthys xanthurus (Bennett, 1833) | Yellowtail angelfish, | Maldives and the east coast of India. |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). Species of Apolemichthys in FishBase. June 2006 version.
Tiger Angelfish at Chain reef, Durban
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