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Cardinalfish (Apogonichthyoides niger)
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Apogonidae

Cardinalfish

Apogonichthyoides niger

Fish Reaching Eight Centimeters in Japanese Waters

  • Black
  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Cardinalfish is a marine fish found around Northwest Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 8 cm.

Maximum length
8 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan (from Kanagawa Prefecture and the Goto Islands southward), Taiwan, and the South China Sea.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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