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Marine Fishes |
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Order: Perciformes (Perch-likes) |
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Family: Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) |
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Apogon chrysopomus, Spotted-gill
Cardinalfish |
The Spotted Gill Cardinalfish (Apogon chrysopomus) is
a tropical fish species that is a member of the ‘Cardinalfishes’
family Apogonidae. It is known to occur in the warm waters of the
Indo-Western Pacific region and its distribution ranges from the
Indo-Malay Archipelago to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
These species is easily recognised by the bright orange spots on its
cheeks which are dominant in the adults whilst juveniles have black
body lines. The rest of the body is dusky coloured. This species can
be found living on coral reefs and can be found in shallow waters
(less than 10 metres) hiding amongst branching corals. The Spotted
Gill Cardinalfish (Apogon chrysopomus) grows to a maximum length of
approximately 10cm. |
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