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Barless cardinalfish (Taeniamia ataenia)
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Apogonidae

Barless cardinalfish

Taeniamia ataenia

One black round mark anchors the translucent tail base

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Barless cardinalfish is a marine fish from Eastern Indian Ocean. It inhabits reef habitat. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 4.8 cm.

Maximum length
4.8 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea and Mentawai Islands off southwestern Sumatra.

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