kingi, Apolemichthys Heemstra [P. C.] 1984:6, Figs. 1-4 [The J.L.B Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication No. 35; ref. 5298] No. 1 Reef off Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 30 meters. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 19800. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 19801 (1), USNM 265102 (1). •Valid as Apolemichthys kingi Heemstra 1984 -- (Smith & Heemstra 1986:624 [ref. 5714], Debelius in Kuiter et al. 2003:92 [ref. 43274], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:279 [ref. 28072], Wickel et al. 2019:383 [ref. 36446], Heemstra 2022:433 [ref. 39850]). Current status: Valid as Apolemichthys kingi Heemstra 1984. Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and southern Mozambique to Madagascar. IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Hybridizes with Apolemichthys trimaculatus (Cuvier 1831) -- (Debelius in Kuiter et al. 2003:91 [ref. 43274]). Habitat: marine.