Threespot angelfish
Apolemichthys trimaculatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Threespot angelfish
- Scientific
- Apolemichthys trimaculatus
- Dhivehi
- ދޮން ކޮކާމަސްDhon kokaamas
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 26 cm (total length) (FishBase); MRS 1997 gives max. 21 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 60 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A bright yellow angelfish with blue lips, a black spot on the forehead above the eye and a broad black edge to the anal fin. It lives on outer reef edges and slopes, often in loose groups, and feeds mainly on sponges and sea squirts. Juveniles have a dark bar through the eye and a black spot on the dorsal fin.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name dhon kokaamas (MRS 1997). MRS notes it is fairly common on Maldivian reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Apolemichthys-trimaculatus.html
- fao.org /4/AD471E/AD471E00.htm
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=6525&GenusName=Apolemichthys&SpeciesN
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ދޮން_ކޮކާމަސް
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pez_ángel_(Apolemichthys_trimaculatus),_Zanzíbar,_Tanzania,
Dhivehi name source: M.R.S. (1997) Fishes of the Maldives (FAO/BOBP MAG/21) gives 'Dhon kokaamas' (Latin form). FishBase (country: Maldives) agrees: 'Dhon kokaa'. Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ދޮން ކޮކާމަސް' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition); it matches the Latin form. FLAG: the source states no traditional name was recorded and this descriptive name was coined for the book; it is not an established fishermen's name.