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Smoke angelfish

Apolemichthys xanthurus (Bennett, 1833)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the smoke 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 smoke angelfish live?

Not recorded

Is the smoke 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 smoke angelfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusApolemichthys
  7. SpeciesApolemichthys xanthurus (Bennett, 1833)

Synonyms Holacanthus xanthurus, Pomacanthus xanthurus

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Indian yellowtail angelfishEnglish
  • Xanthurus cream angelfishEnglish
  • Yellowbrown angelfishEnglish
  • Yellowtail angelfishEnglish
  • Peix àngel cremaCatalan
  • 黃褐阿波魚Chinese
  • pomec indickýCzech
  • Gulhalet KejserfiskDanish
  • Indischer RauchkaiserfischGerman
  • Ángel de cola amarillaSpanish
  • India apoleemEstonian
  • Poisson-ange des IndesFrench
  • Pesce angelo dalla coda giallaItalian
  • Peixe-anjo-cremePortuguese
  • ปลาสินสมุทรหน้าดำThai
  • 黄褐阿波鱼Chinese
  • India seeravkalaEstonian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the smoke 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 smoke angelfish?

The smoke angelfish (Apolemichthys xanthurus) 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). Smoke angelfish (Apolemichthys xanthurus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/smoke-angelfish

MLA

“Smoke angelfish (Apolemichthys xanthurus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/smoke-angelfish.

BibTeX
@misc{smoke_angelfish_2026,
  title = {Smoke angelfish (Apolemichthys xanthurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/smoke-angelfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}