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Three Spot Angelfish

Apolemichthys trimaculatus

Description:

This fish wears blue lip stick :D Bright yellow with blue lips; black spot on nape, gray spot just behind head, broad black margin on anal fin. Solitary or in pairs.

Habitat:

Outer reefs, steep slopes or drop offs from 10-60 meters depth with distribution in East Africa to Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea and Samoa, South West Japan and North West Australia and Great Barrier Reef

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3 Comments

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 9 years ago

Thanks, @nachog1 :)

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 9 years ago

Thanks, Mark :)
Its not often you see a fish with blue lips, or for that matter, any animals :p

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Nice series. Not sure about blue lipstick, :)

AlbertKang
Spotted by
AlbertKang

Maldives

Spotted on Nov 21, 2014
Submitted on Nov 22, 2014

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