DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

ZOOGEOGRAPHY

ECOLOGY

BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR

VALUE OF FISH RESOURCES

CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

DANGEROUS MARINE FISHES

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

BIBLIOGRAPHY

SPECIES INDEX

CHAMORRO NAMES

POMACANTHIDAE (ANGELFISHES)

Apolemichthys trimaculatus (Lacepède)
(Flagfin Angelfish, Three-spot Angelfish; Ababang)
SL: to 17 cm (photo: 11 cm SL, Orote Pt., 30 m)

This is primarily an outer reef slope species which occurs at depths of 10 to over 36 m, usually in areas of high vertical relief.  It is a generally solitary, relatively uncommon species that feeds primarily on sponges and tunicates.

INDO-PACIFIC: E. Africa to Samoa, n. to s. Japan, s. to New Caledonia.