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Apolemichthys xanthotis (Fraser-Brunner, 1950)

Description

Common Names

  • Moscht , Arabic , Jordan
  • Rødehavskejserfisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Red Sea angelfish , English , Micronesia
  • Red Sea angelfish , English , USA
  • Yellow-ear angelfish , English , Global
  • 蓝嘴阿波鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 藍嘴阿波魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Acanthuriformes

    Family: Pomacanthidae

    Genus: Apolemichthys

    Species: Apolemichthys xanthotis (Fraser-Brunner, 1950)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba, Gulf of Aden.

    • Biology

    Inhabits coral-rich areas (Ref. 9710). Often in pairs or small groups (Ref. 9710). Probably feeds on algae, sponges, and benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9710). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 9710.

    Habitat

    associated