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Apolemichthys armitagei Armitage angelfish

Apolemichthys armitageiis commonly referred to as Armitage angelfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Apolemichthys armitagei (c) by Jack Randall




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lexID:
5144 
AphiaID:
211790 
Scientific:
Apolemichthys armitagei 
German:
Kaiserfischhybrid aus Apolemichthys trimaculatus X Apolemichthys xanthurus 
English:
Armitage Angelfish 
Category:
Angelfishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Acanthuriformes (Order) > Pomacanthidae (Family) > Apolemichthys (Genus) > armitagei (Species) 
Initial determination:
Smith, 1955 
Occurrence:
Mauritius, the Seychelles 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
up to 8.27" (21 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Brine Shrimps, Food specialist, Mysis 
Tank:
329.97 gal (~ 1500L)  
Difficulty:
Not for beginners 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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Catalog of Life:
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-12-05 18:23:00 

Info

Smith, 1955

Rare species that inhabits seaward reef slopes

Randall and Anderson (Ref. 11303) note that this species might be a hybrid of Apolemichthys trimaculatus and Apolemichthys xanthurus but that more specimens are needed for confirmation.

External links

  1. Armitagei hybrid angelfish arrives at Reef Aquatics (en). Abgerufen am 05.12.2022.
  2. Complete mitogenomes of Armitage angelfish (Apolemichthys armitagei) and Griffisi angelfish (Apolemichthys griffisi) (Teleostei: Pomacanthidae) (en). Abgerufen am 05.12.2022.
  3. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 05.12.2022.

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Apolemichthys armitagei (c) by Jack Randall
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