Species that contain: Apolemichthys and xanthurus [ 2 ] records

armitagei, Apolemichthys Smith [J. L. B.] 1955:380, Pl. 4 (fig. B) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 8 (no. 89) (art. 46); ref. 4098] Mahé, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean, depth 6 fathoms. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 5. •Synonym of Apolemichthys trimaculatus (Cuvier 1831) -- (Allen 1980:249 [ref. 22764]). •Valid as Apolemichthys armitagei Smith 1955 -- (authors). •Hybrid of Apolemichthys trimaculatus X Apolemichthys xanthurus -- (Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:278 [ref. 28072]). Hybrid. Current status: Synonym of Apolemichthys. Pomacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

xanthurus, Holacanthus Bennett [E. T.] 1833:183 [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1832 (pt 2); ref. 16789] Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1855.12.26.443. •Valid as Apolemichthys xanthurus (Bennett 1833) -- (Allen 1980:249 [ref. 22764], Fricke 1999:346 [ref. 24106], Senou 2001:2 [ref. 25720], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:40 [ref. 27712], Fricke et al. 2009:74 [ref. 30213], Satapoomin 2009:193 [ref. 30463], Allen & Erdmann 2012:544 [ref. 31980], Roy et al. 2019:824 [ref. 37024], Psomadakis et al. 2020:513 [ref. 37272], Heemstra 2022:434 [ref. 39850]). Current status: Valid as Apolemichthys xanthurus (Bennett 1833). Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues); India, Maldives and Sri Lanka east to Andaman Islands, Myanmar and western Thailand. Habitat: marine.