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Mimic cardinal (Cheilodipterus parazonatus)
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Mimic cardinal (Cheilodipterus parazonatus) specimen
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Apogonidae

Mimic cardinal

Cheilodipterus parazonatus

Dark stripe bordered by narrow white lines

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Mimic cardinal is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 6.1 cm.

Maximum length
6.1 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomons, and the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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