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crosseyed cardinalfish (Fowleria aurita)
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Apogonidae

crosseyed cardinalfish

Fowleria aurita

Nine Centimeters Apogonid Fish from the South African Coast

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

crosseyed cardinalfish is a marine fish found around Indo-Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 9 cm.

Maximum length
9 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Natal, South Africa and eastward to Samoa and Mangaréva, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and Lord Howe Island.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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