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Banded angelfish

Apolemichthys arcuatus (Gray, 1831)

Status not recordedbony fish

The banded angelfish (Apolemichthys arcuatus) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the banded angelfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the banded angelfish live?

Not recorded

Is the banded angelfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the banded angelfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusApolemichthys
  7. SpeciesApolemichthys arcuatus (Gray, 1831)

Synonyms Desmoholacanthus arcuatus, Holacanthus arcuatus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Bandit angelfishEnglish
  • Black-banded angelEnglish
  • Peix àngel banditCatalan
  • pomec obloukovýCzech
  • Bandit-kejserfiskDanish
  • Schwarzbinden-RauchkaiserfischGerman
  • Ángel bandidoSpanish
  • Poisson-ange arquéFrench
  • Pesce angelo banditoItalian
  • Peixe-anjo-bandidoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the banded angelfish

Other species in the same genus Apolemichthys.

Flagfish

Apolemichthys trimaculatus

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the banded angelfish?

The banded angelfish (Apolemichthys arcuatus) belongs to the family Pomacanthidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Banded angelfish (Apolemichthys arcuatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-angelfish

MLA

“Banded angelfish (Apolemichthys arcuatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-angelfish.

BibTeX
@misc{banded_angelfish_2026,
  title = {Banded angelfish (Apolemichthys arcuatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-angelfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}