Duskytail Cardinalfish

Taeniamia macroptera

Numerous fine, orang-bronze-colored vertical stripes that are ranged at s slight diagonal. Tail root is diffuse dark or with a clear black delimited band.

Size : 9 cm

Habitat : Inhabits lagoons and out reefs, 2-15 m. In small, very dense groups in front of coral or rock during the day.

Distribution : Andaman Sea and Sumatra to Taiwan and Samoa.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Kurtiformes

FAMILY

:

Apogonidae

GENUS

:

Taeniamia

SPECIES

:

Taeniamia macroptera

Other Information

Population Status

Not Evaluated (NE)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner