Sealife guideThe three spot angelfishApolemichthys trimaculatus
Last updated on 07/11/2024 at 12:13 AM
Taxonomy
English names
Three spot angelfish
French namesPoisson ange à trois taches
Scientific nameApolemichthys trimaculatus (Cuvier, 1831)
FamilyPomacanthidae
OrderAcanthuriformes
ClassActinopterygii
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

Banded angelfishApolemichthys arcuatus

Goldflake angelfishApolemichthys xanthopunctatus

Yellow-ear angelfishApolemichthys xanthotis
Within the same family

Blacktail angelfishCentropyge eibli

Emperor angelfishPomacanthus imperator

Lemonpeel angelfishCentropyge flavissima

Royal angelfishPygoplites diacanthus

Semicircle angelfishPomacanthus semicirculatus

Sixbar angelfishPomacanthus sexstriatus

Yellow blotch angelfishPomacanthus maculosus

Zebra angelfishGenicanthus caudovittatus
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