Scientific Name	Apolemichthys trimaculatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1831)	Depth	3 - 40M
Chinese	三點阿波魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蓋刺魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F394　Pomacanthidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	三點阿波魚(三斑刺蝶魚)
Max Length	25 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	三點神仙、店窗(澎湖)、藍嘴新娘
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North East、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Moluccas
Synonyms	Holacanthus trimaculatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1831 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054126. ASIZP0055135. ASIZP0055373. ASIZP0058130. ASIZP0059315. ASIZP0059543. ASIZP0060294. ASIZP0069924. ASIZP0070344. ASIZP0070443. ASIZP0804081. ASIZP0805886. ASIZP0806549. ASIZP0914081. ASIZP0915886. ASIZP0916549. FRIP00529. FRIP20195. FRIP21074. NMMBP02578. NMMBP04301. NMMBP04342. NMMBP04471. NMMSTP00948. NTMP0087. NTMP0511. NTUM00620. NTUM00621. NTUM00701. NTUM01422. NTUM02434. NTUM02435. NTUM02436. NTUM02437. NTUM02438. NTUM02440. NTUM06207. ...List all 39 records...
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100%
Common Name	Three-spot angelfish; Threespot angelfish; Three spot angel; Three spot angelfish; Flagfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body short and deep, and strongly compressed. Preorbital bone convex and without strong spines. 1 prominent spines at angle of preopercle. Ventral edge of interopercle smooth. Eye moderately small. Mouth small, terminal, protractile, gape not extending to anterior rim or orbit. Dorsal fin with XIV spines and 17 or 18 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 17-18 soft rays; caudal fin rounded. Overall bright yellow with a broad black band on the edge of the anal fin and a broad white zone above it; a black spot is on the forehead and a ocellated dark spot just behind the head; the lips are blue. Juveniles have a false eye-spot at the base of the soft dorsal fin and a thin black line over the head, running through the eye.
habitats	Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs at depths of 10 to 35 m; found near coral. Feeds mainly on sponges and tunicates. Juveniles secretive and occur below 25 m. Adults in small but loose groups at moderate depths.
Distribution	Widely distributed in tropical western Pacific from East Africa south to 28°S and east to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. It is a common species in Taiwan except northern part.
Utility	Marine aquarium fish.