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Apolemichthys xanthurus in life
In life — Yellowtail Angelfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bernard Picton
BPBM 7587Ichthyology

Apolemichthys xanthurus

Yellowtail Angelfish

As recorded: Apolemichthys xanthurus (Bennett, 1833)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall and J.P. McVeyJ.P. McVey →Johnson Randall →
Date
October 27, 1968
Locality
Fanning Island; lagoon end of English Harbor
Depth
6 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
3 Bishop specimens of Apolemichthys xanthurus · collected 1968–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 27, 1968, J.E. Randall and J.P. McVey also collected 5 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Apolemichthys xanthurus. BPBM 7587. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35176179. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7587.

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