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Ozichthys albimaculosus (Kailola, 1976)

Cream-spotted cardinalfish
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Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: White-spot cardinalfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded between Daru Roads and Yule Is. Also known from Gulf of Papua (Ref. 90102). Also Ref. 3132, 75154.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kailola, P.J., 1987
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Ozichthys: Oz is a colloquial English name for Australia combined with the Greek ichthys, a fish. Ozichthys is a masculine noun referring to the restricted distribution to tropical marine waters of Australia and southern New Guinea..

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 7 - 80 m (Ref. 57178), usually 7 - 37 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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