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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cardinalfishes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Jaydia
Maximum length: 12.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: southern Red Sea, Arabian Sea and off Natal, South Africa. Reported as introduced to the Mediterraneann (Ref. 94612 ). First record from India (Ref. 113566 ).

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