Banded angelfish
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| Banded angelfish | ||||||||||||||
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| Apolemichthys arcuatus |
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[edit] Distribution
The banded angelfish is found widely in the warm tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans.
[edit] Species
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.
[edit] Diet
They feed primarily on filamentous sponges, invertebrates, algae and fish eggs.
