Apolemichthys
Genus of fishes
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Pomacanthidae |
| Genus: | Apolemichthys Burton, 1934 |
| Type species | |
| Holacanthus xanthurus | |
| Species | |
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8, see text | |
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Apolemichthys arcuatus | 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. |
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]