Threadfin cardinalfish
The threadfin cardinalfish or bluestreak cardinalfish, Zoramia leptacantha,[1] it is one of the cardinalfishes found in the Red Sea and off Mozambique Island to Samoa and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands, and south to New Caledonia and Micronesia.[2]
| Threadfin cardinalfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Kurtiformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Genus: | Zoramia |
| Species: | Z. leptacantha |
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| Zoramia leptacantha Bleeker, 1856 | |
A translucent fish with vertical iridescent blue lines on the head and front of body, it grows up to 6 cm in length. In juveniles, the blue lines are missing. Adults occur in small aggregations from 1 to at least 12 m deep, usually close to branching coral, in sheltered bays and lagoons.
References
- Lieske, E. and Myers, R.F. (2004) Coral reef guide; Red Sea London, HarperCollins ISBN 0-00-715986-2
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Zoramia leptacantha" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
External links
- Photos of Threadfin cardinalfish on Sealife Collection
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