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Three-spot angelfish

Apolemichthys trimaculatus (Cuvier, 1831)

AnimalsAngelfish

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Reunion IslandMayotteNew Caledonia

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

Threespot angelfishBritish English
Gelber Dreipunktzwergkaiserfisch German (Germany)
Poisson-ange à trois tachesFrench (France)
Holacanthe triple tacheFrench (France)
Pesce angelo con tre macchieItalian (Italy)
Gele driepunt keizersvisDutch (Netherlands)
Lebre três manchasEuropean Portuguese

Other invalid scientific names

Holacanthus trimaculatus

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Apolemichthys trimaculatus

GBIF — Apolemichthys trimaculatus

Sources

LE BRIS Sylvain, LANDRESSE Gaston in : DORIS, 01/02/2014 : Apolemichthys trimaculatus (Cuvier, 1831), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2239

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Apolemichthys trimaculatus (Cuvier, 1831), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1875

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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