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Black cardinalfish (Apogonichthyoides melas)
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Apogonidae

Black cardinalfish

Apogonichthyoides melas

Fish Reaching Ten Centimeters in the Pacific Ocean

  • Black
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Black cardinalfish is a marine fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 10 cm.

Maximum length
10 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Western Pacific: Malaysia to Moluccas, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals. Reported from New Caledonia (Ref. 11889 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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