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Taeniamia lineolata (Cuvier, 1828)

Shimmering cardinal
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Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: Bronze-streaked cardinalfish
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Allen, G.R., 1993
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in lagoon reefs, at 3-5 m. Form dense aggregations. A specimen was found to have 1733 eggs (Ref. 11890). Also Ref. 6192.
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: Gon, O. and J.E. Randall, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Crossbanded cardinalfish, Bronze-streaked cardinalfish, Sebekah harimau, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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..
  More on author: Cuvier.

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

marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 20 m (Ref. 54391).   Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze |
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