Apolemichthys kingi

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Apolemichthys kingi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Apolemichthys
Species:
A. kingi
Binomial name
Apolemichthys kingi
(Heemstra, 1984)

Apolemichthys kingi, also known as the tiger angelfish, is a species of fish in the family Pomacanthidae, [2] belonging to the genus Apolemichthys . [3]

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Distribution

Apolemichthys kingi is native to the western Indian Ocean, where it can be found off the coasts of South Africa and Mozambique. [3]

Conservation status

The IUCN Red List lists this species as "Least Concern". [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Pyle, R.; Craig, M.T. (2010). "Apolemichthys kingi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T154809A4639390. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154809A4639390.en . Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Shen, Kang-Ning; Chang, Chih-Wei; Chen, Ching-Hung; Hsiao, Chung-Der (2016-11-01). "The complete mitochondrial genome of the Tiger angelfish, Apolemichthys kingi (Perciformes: Pomacanthidae)" . Mitochondrial DNA Part A. 27 (6): 4120–4121. doi:10.3109/19401736.2014.1003872. ISSN   2470-1394. PMID   25629505.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apolemichthys kingi". FishBase . April 2025 version.
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