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Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish (Siphamia fuscolineata)
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Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish (Siphamia fuscolineata) specimen
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Apogonidae

Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish

Siphamia fuscolineata

Hiding among sea star spines

  • Brown
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish is a marine fish of Western Pacific. The species occupies reef habitat. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 4 cm.

Maximum length
4 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Western Pacific: Sumatra, south Taiwan, and the Marshall Islands.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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