Deepwater cardinalfish

Amioides polyacanthus

Its faint side stripe darkens only after death

Temperate
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Temperate fish

Amioides polyacanthus is a species of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. It is endemic to the marine waters around the Philippines where it is found down to a depth of 80 m (260 ft). This species grows to a total length of 22 cm (8.7 in).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cardinalfishes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Amioides
Maximum length: 22 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-Pacific.

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