Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 18; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19. Body brownish yellow with numerous bright lemon yellow spots; head yellow, the snout purplish, forehead with a black spot about equal to eye diameter; the dorsal, caudal, and anal fins black with bright blue margin.

Common Names

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Guldplettet kejserfisk , Danish , Denmark

Golden spotted angelfish , English , Caroline I.

Golden spotted angelfish , English , Micronesia

Goldspotted angelfish , English , USA

金点阿波鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

金點阿波魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Acanthuriformes

Family: Pomacanthidae

Genus: Apolemichthys

Species: Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus Burgess, 1973

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Pacific Ocean: Gilbert Islands to the Line islands. Reported from Kapingamarangi Atoll (eastern Caroline Islands), Nauru, Canton (Phoenix Islands), Howland, Baker, and Fanning (Line Islands) Atolls.

Biology

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Encountered in channels and outer reef slopes (Ref. 1602), and drop offs at depths of 10-65 m. Feeds on sponges and tunicates. Solitary, pairs or in small groups. Occasionally exported through the aquarium trade (Ref. 48391).

Habitat

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associated