Apogon imberbis
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Genus: | Apogon |
| Species: | A. imberbis |
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| Apogon imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Apogon powelli Fowler |
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Apogon imberbis, commonly known as cardinalfish or king of the mullets, is a species in the family of Apogonidae (cardinalfishes). It is widely distributed in the Mediterranean and along the eastern Atlantic coast from Portugal to Gulf of Guinea. These fishes can grow up to 15 cm long and prefer coral reefs from 10 m to 200 m in depth.
[edit] References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). "Apogon imberbis" in FishBase. 2 2009 version.
- "Apogon imberbis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=168247. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
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