Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 18; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 18. Overall pale with a broad black bar bordered by a narrow pearly white band running across the upper side from the front of the eye to the posterior portion of the soft dorsal fin. A similar broad black band with pearly white border runs submarginal on the caudal and anal fins.

Common Names

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Bandit-kejserfisk , Danish , Denmark

Banded angelfish , English , USA

Bandit angelfish , English , Micronesia

Bandit angelfish , English , Hawaii

Black-banded angel , English , Hawaii

弓形阿波魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

弓形阿波鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

弓紋刺蓋魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

弓纹刺盖鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

弓背刺蝶魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

弓背刺蝶鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Acanthuriformes

Family: Pomacanthidae

Genus: Apolemichthys

Species: Apolemichthys arcuatus (Gray, 1831)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaiian and Johnston islands.

Biology

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Common on rocky reefs, in ledges and caves; also in coral areas (Ref. 47838). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Submarine observations to 183 m (Ref. 11013). Feeds mainly on sponges (Ref. 47838); stomach content of some specimens also had algae, traces of hydroids and unidentified eggs. Minimum depth from Ref. 47838.

Habitat

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associated