Apolemichthys armitagei Smith, 1955
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Apolemichthys armitagei Smith, 1955
- Name authority
- Smith, 1955
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Pomacanthidae
- Genus
- Apolemichthys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAcanthuriformes
- familyPomacanthidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898
- genusApolemichthys Burton, 1934
- speciesApolemichthys armitagei Smith, 1955
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Apolemichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Reunion angelfishApolemichthys guezei (Randall & Maugé, 1978) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apolemichthys arcuatus (Gray, 1831) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apolemichthys griffisi (Carlson & Taylor, 1981) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apolemichthys kingi Heemstra, 1984 | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| threespot angelfishApolemichthys trimaculatus (Cuvier, 1831) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Red Sea angelfishApolemichthys xanthotis (Fraser-Brunner, 1950) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Smith, J. L. B. (1955). The Fishes of the Family Pomacanthidae in the Western Indian Ocean. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12)., 8 (89) (art. 46): 377–384, Pls. 4–5. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222935508655653 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:FTFS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.