Sealife guideThe three spot angelfishApolemichthys trimaculatus
Taxonomy
- Common name: Three spot angelfish
- French name: Poisson ange à trois taches
- Scientific name: Apolemichthys trimaculatus (Cuvier, 1831)
- Family name: Pomacanthidae
- Order name: Acanthuriformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The three spot angelfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The three spot angelfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2010 within the category Least Concern !

The three spot angelfish (Apolemichthys trimaculatus) © Carol Buchanan | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus

Goldflake angelfish
(Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus)
(Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus)

Banded angelfish
(Apolemichthys arcuatus)
(Apolemichthys arcuatus)

Yellow-ear angelfish
(Apolemichthys xanthotis)
(Apolemichthys xanthotis)
Within the same family

Blueface angelfish
(Pomacanthus xanthometopon)
(Pomacanthus xanthometopon)

Scribbled angelfish
(Chaetodontoplus duboulayi)
(Chaetodontoplus duboulayi)

Royal angelfish
(Pygoplites diacanthus)
(Pygoplites diacanthus)

Emperor angelfish
(Pomacanthus imperator)
(Pomacanthus imperator)

Blackstriped angelfish
(Genicanthus lamarck)
(Genicanthus lamarck)

Blue spotted angelfish
(Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus)
(Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus)

Blacktail angelfish
(Centropyge eibli)
(Centropyge eibli)

Flame angelfish
(Centropyge loriculus)
(Centropyge loriculus)
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