Sealife guideThe three spot angelfishApolemichthys trimaculatus

Last updated on 07/11/2024 at 12:13 AM
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)
The three spot angelfish (Apolemichthys trimaculatus) © Carol Buchanan | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus
Goldflake angelfish (Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus)
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(Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus)
Banded angelfish (Apolemichthys arcuatus)
Banded angelfish
(Apolemichthys arcuatus)
Yellow-ear angelfish (Apolemichthys xanthotis)
Yellow-ear angelfish
(Apolemichthys xanthotis)
Within the same family
Blueface angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon)
Blueface angelfish
(Pomacanthus xanthometopon)
Yellow blotch angelfish (Pomacanthus maculosus)
Yellow blotch angelfish
(Pomacanthus maculosus)
Blackstriped angelfish (Genicanthus lamarck)
Blackstriped angelfish
(Genicanthus lamarck)
Blue spotted angelfish (Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus)
Blue spotted angelfish
(Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus)
Two spined angelfish (Centropyge bispinosa)
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(Centropyge bispinosa)
Flame angelfish (Centropyge loriculus)
Flame angelfish
(Centropyge loriculus)
Rusty angelfish (Centropyge ferrugata)
Rusty angelfish
(Centropyge ferrugata)
Vermiculated angelfish (Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus)
Vermiculated angelfish
(Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus)
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(Dactylopterus volitans)
Black margate (Anisotremus surinamensis)
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Snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa)
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Spotband butterflyfish (Chaetodon punctatofasciatus)
Spotband butterflyfish
(Chaetodon punctatofasciatus)
Black breasted pipefish (Corythoichthys nigripectus)
Black breasted pipefish
(Corythoichthys nigripectus)

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