Banded angelfish

Banded angelfish

Taxobox


image_caption = Banded Angelfish ("Apolemichthys arcuatus ")
image_width = 250px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Pomacanthidae
genus = "Apolemichthys"
species = "arcuatus"
binomial = "Apolemichthys arcuatus" [ [http://zipcodezoo.com Zip Code Zoo site] ]

Distribution

The banded angelfish is found widely in the warm tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans.

pecies

The banded angelfish ("Apolemichthys arcuatus") is a fish of the Pomacanthidae family. It has a strongly compressed body, three spines in anal fin and have an elongate extension on hind margin of soft dorsal and anal fins. Caudal fin are rounded to strongly lunate with 15 branched rays. They have a total of 24 vertebrae. They have a striking coloration, markedly different between juveniles and adults.They are found in shallow waters less than 20 m deep, generally near coral reefs, although they have been found very seldom below 50 m. They live in a haremic social system and are pelagic spawners.

Diet

They feed primarily on filamentous sponges, invertebrates, algae and fish eggs.

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