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Spotfin cardinal (Jaydia queketti)
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Apogonidae

Spotfin cardinal

Jaydia queketti

Twelve Point Three Centimeters Apogonid Fish

  • Silver
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • South Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Jaydia queketti, the spotfin cardinal or signal cardinalfish, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Indian Ocean, it is a member of the family Apogonidae. It has colonised the eastern Mediterranean Sea by way of the Suez Canal since 2004.

Genus
Jaydia
Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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