Apolemichthys is a genus of marine angelfishes in the family Pomacanthidae.
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apolemichthys arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | reefs in Hawaii and the Johnston Atoll. | ||
| Apolemichthys griffisi (Carlson & Taylor, 1981) | Pacific Ocean | ||
| Apolemichthys guezei (Randall & Maugé, 1978) | Réunion Indian Ocean | ||
| Apolemichthys kingi Heemstra, 1984 | Western Indian Ocean: Natal, South Africa and Mozambique | ||
| Apolemichthys trimaculatus (Cuvier, 1831) | Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean | ||
| Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus Burgess, 1973 | Pacific Ocean: Gilbert Islands to the Line islands. Reported from Kapingamarangi Atoll (eastern Caroline Islands), Nauru, Canton (Phoenix Islands), Howland, Baker, and Fanning (Line Islands) Atolls. | ||
| Apolemichthys xanthotis (Fraser-Brunner, 1950) | Red Sea, from the Gulf of Aqaba in the north, down through the Gulf of Aden in the south | ||
| Apolemichthys xanthurus (Bennett, 1833) | Yellowtail angelfish, | Maldives and the east coast of India. | |
Fishbase still has Apolemichthys armitagei listed as a species within this genus but notes that it is a hybrid between Apolemichthys trimaculatus and Apolemichthys xanthurus. Fishbase state that the page will be removed as part of their next update.