Armitage angelfish (Apolemichthys armitagei)

Scientific name: Apolemichthys armitagei Smith, 1955

Armitage angelfish (Apolemichthys armitagei)

The Armitage angelfish (Apolemichthys armitagei) is a marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae.

Biology

Rare species that inhabits seaward reef slopes

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apolemichthys armitagei
Family
Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
21.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles and Maldives. Randall and Anderson note that this species might be a hybrid of Apolemichthys trimaculatus and Apolemichthys xanthurus but that more specimens are needed for confirmation.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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