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Taeniamia fucata (Cantor, 1849)

Orangelined cardinalfish
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Common names: Bloodspot Cardinalfish, 梳蘿, 橫紋長鰭天竺鯛
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Wilson, K.D.P., 2003
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Sharp Island, Hoi Ha Wan, and Tung Ping Chau (Ref. 94637). Also known from Cape D'Aguilar and Yan Chau Tong (Ref. 129329). The species was observed on 101 to 200 occasions during 400 dive surveys on artificial reefs (Ref. 119494). Sold in live fish markets (Ref. 125552). Also Ref. 119714, 125586, 128523.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Wilson, K.D.P., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Apogon à stries oranges, Orange-lined cardinalfish, Painted cardinalfish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Taeniamia: Name from feminine Latin noun 'taenia' meaning ribbon or band; and feminine Greek noun 'Amia' meaning a fish, often used with cardinalfishes genera. Here as Taeniamia referring to the vertical wide bars and near vertical to curved narrow bars as lines on most of the species in this genus.;  fucata: From the Latin for iridescence in reference to its iridescent body color..

Issue
Apogon sansibaricus Pfeffer, 1893 is considered a valid species as Taeniamia sansibaricus in Ref. 96888.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 60 m (Ref. 9710).   Tropical; 30°N - 23°S

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