Apolemichthys arcuatus

(Gray, 1831)

Vernacular names

English : Bandit angelfish
French : Poisson ange arqué

Classification

Class : Teleostei
Order : Acanthuriformes (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Pomacanthidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification

The species can reach up to 18 cm in length. Body slightly oval in shape. Coloration unmistakable. Lower half clear grey-blue to white, upper half with pearly white spots, broad black band splitting both halves. Black tail and anal fins.

Range and habitat

The species occurs in the eastern central Pacific Ocean, only around Hawaii and Johnston Islands. Lives in rocky and coral reefs, often around ledges and caves, from 12 to 183 m.

Conservation

IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is common within its range and suffers from no major threats. Locally declining due to overpredation by introduced lionfish.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation