In the spotlight
What is El Niño?
A new El Niño event, described as “very strong”, is set to occur from this spring onwards.
Identity card
Goldspotted angelfish
- Scientific name:
- Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus
- Family:
- Pomacanthidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- Burgess, 1973
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Central Pacific: Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and Hawaii.
- Habitat:
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Outer coral reefs, exposed reef slopes, between 10 and 60 metres deep.
- Size:
Up to 25 cm.
- Diet:
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Omnivorous: sponges, tunicates, algae, small invertebrates.
