Threadfin cardinalfish
Threadfin cardinalfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Kurtiformes |
Family: | Apogonidae |
Genus: | Zoramia |
Species: | Z. leptacantha
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Binomial name | |
Zoramia leptacantha Bleeker, 1856
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The threadfin cardinalfish or bluestreak cardinalfish, Zoramia leptacantha,
A translucent fish with vertical iridescent blue lines on the head and front of body, it grows up to 6 cm in length. In juveniles, the blue lines are missing. Adults occur in small aggregations from 1 to at least 12 m deep, usually close to branching coral, in sheltered bays and lagoons.
References
- ISBN 0-00-715986-2
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Zoramia leptacantha" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zoramia leptacantha.
- Photos of Threadfin cardinalfish on Sealife Collection