Taeniamia zosterophora

Apogonidae
Girdled Cardinalfish, Blackbelted Cardinalfish, Girdled Cardinalfish
  • Taeniamia zosterophora, Adult. Photo: Graham Edgar
    Taeniamia zosterophora, Adult. Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Taeniamia zosterophora, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Taeniamia zosterophora, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Translucent with a wide indistinct dark girdle (occasionally absent), two narrow red bars behind eye and irridescent blue on eyes and snout. Small black spot on tail base distinguishes from T. laei.
Information
  • Max Size: 8 cm
  • Depth: 1-40m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (4% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Large aggregations (148 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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