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| Threadfin cardinalfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Genus: | Apogon |
| Species: | A. leptacanthus |
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| Apogon leptacanthus |
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Also known as the bluestreak cardinalfish,[1] it is one of the cardinalfishes.
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[edit] Range
Red Sea and Mozambique Island to Samoa and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia and Micronesia.[2]
[edit] Description
A translucent fish with vertical iridescent blue lines on the head and front of body. It grows up to 6 cm in length. In juveniles the blue lines are missing.
[edit] Habitat
Adults occur in small aggregations from 1m to at least 12m depth, usually close to branching coral, in sheltered bays and lagoons.
[edit] References
- ^ Lieske, E. and Myers, R.F. (2004) Coral reef guide; Red Sea London, HarperCollins ISBN 0-00-715986-2
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Apogon leptacanthus" in FishBase. 5 2007 version.
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