Hybrids The Armitage Angelfish seen at Phuket, Thailand. Credit: Masuko Hitoshi Like most pomacanthids, a fair bit of interspecies intermingling takes place in Apolemichthys, with the Flagfin Angelfish being especially adulterous. Longtime ichthyophiles will be familiar with the famed [...]
The Flagfin, Goldflake and Tiger Angelfishes A. trimaculatus, xanthopunctatus & kingi This pomacanthid triumvirate ranges widely in cost and availability, from the cheap and common trimaculatus, to the extraordinarily rare and punitively pricey kingi. The Goldflake Angelfish finds itself [...]
The Yellow-ear, Yellowtail and Griffis’ Angelfishes A. xanthotis, xanthurus & griffisi These three species form a clear and cohesive group that can be diagnosed by: 1) The mostly-black Chaetodontoplus-like patterning of juveniles. 2) The darkening of the face (though this is reduced [...]
The Goldflake Angelfish, A. xanthopunctatus. Credit: Lemon Tea Yi Kai Among the marine angelfishes, the handful of species classified in Apolemichthys represent some of the more underappreciated members of their family available to the home aquarist. Despite their being hearty, attractive and [...]
Japanese Angelfish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFD6Zy6T0wM The highly sought after Japanese Angelfish ("Centropyge" interrupta) is known primarily from the subtropical portions of mainland Japan and the nearby Ogasawara Islands, and, with specimens reaching upwards of 15cm, it certainly [...]
