Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) >
Pomacanthidae Etymology: Apolemichthys: Greek, apolemos, -os,-on
= quiet, peaceful + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range Marine; reef-associated; non-
migratory; depth range 3 - 60 m (Ref. 47838). Tropical; 32°N -
28°S, 34°E - 168°W (Ref. 47838) Size / Weight / Age Maturity:
Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 26.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
48636) soft rays: 17 - 19. Body short and deep, and strongly
compressed. Preorbital bone convex and without strong spines.
Overall color is 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 (Ref. 48636). Indo-West Pacific:
East Africa south to 28°S (Ref. 33390) and east to Samoa, north
to southern Japan, south t