eightspine cardinalfish

Neamia octospina

Three black lines radiating from eyes

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

eightspine cardinalfish is a marine fish associated with ocean habitats. The available account notes this characteristic: Three black lines radiating from eyes.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cardinalfishes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Neamia
Maximum length: 7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa east to Fiji; north to Japan and south to Australia.

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