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)

Banded angelfish
(Apolemichthys arcuatus)

Yellow-ear angelfish
(Apolemichthys xanthotis)

Within the same family

Multibarred angelfish
(Paracentropyge multifasciata)

Blueface angelfish
(Pomacanthus xanthometopon)

Arabian angelfish
(Pomacanthus asfur)

Blackstriped angelfish
(Genicanthus lamarck)

Black-spot angelfish
(Genicanthus melanospilos)

Blue spotted angelfish
(Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus)

Blacktail angelfish
(Centropyge eibli)

Flame angelfish
(Centropyge loriculus)

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Goldbelly damselfish
(Pomacentrus auriventris)

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(Thalassoma purpureum)

Striped goby
(Asterropteryx striata)

Picarel
(Spicara smaris)

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(Amphiprion percula)

Graysby
(Cephalopholis cruentata)

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