Apolemichthys xanthurus
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The yellowtail angelfish, Apolemichthys xanthurus is a marine angelfish
from the Western Indian Ocean
. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 15cm in length.
Marine angelfish
Marine angelfish are perciform fish of the family Pomacanthidae. They are found on shallow reefs in the tropical Atlantic, Indian, and mostly western Pacific oceans. The family contains seven genera and approximately 86 species...
from the Western Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 15cm in length.