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Three-spot angel fish
Scientific name : Apolemichthys trimaculatus
Medium size angel fish (25 cm), yellow with black and white anal fin, blue lips, black spots on the brow and behind the gill operculum. Juveniles with a false eye. Colour and size could generate confusion with a butterfly fish like Chaetodon speculum, the opercular spine is always distinctive.
Associated organisms Common in sponge rich areas, its food.
Habitat:
Reef external slope
Distribution:
Indo-Pacific
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