Apolemichthys
Apolemichthys xanthurus, the type species of this genus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Apolemichthys
Burton, 1934
Type species
Holacanthus xanthurus
Species

8, see text

Apolemichthys is a genus of marine angelfishes in the family Pomacanthidae.[2]

Species

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Apolemichthys arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758)Banded angelfishreefs in Hawaii and the Johnston Atoll.
Apolemichthys griffisi (Carlson & Taylor, 1981)Griffis angelfishPacific Ocean
Apolemichthys guezei (Randall & Maugé, 1978)Reunion angelfishRéunion Indian Ocean
Apolemichthys kingi Heemstra, 1984Tiger angelfishWestern Indian Ocean: Natal, South Africa and Mozambique
Apolemichthys trimaculatus (Cuvier, 1831)Threespot angelfishIndian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean
Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus Burgess, 1973Goldspotted angelfishPacific 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 angelfishRed 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.

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

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Apolemichthys in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Apolemichthys griffisi" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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