Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8.

Common Names

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Philippine cardinalfish , English , Australia

Philippine cardinalfish , English , Guam

Philippine cardinalfish , English , Micronesia

Red-nose cardinalfish , English , Indonesia

Nanyô-kudaribôzugisu , Japanese , Japan

大目侧仔 , Mandarin Chinese , China

大目側仔 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei

大面侧仔 , Mandarin Chinese , China

菲律宾裸天竺鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China

菲律賓裸天竺鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China

菲律賓裸天竺鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei

Dangat , Tagalog , Philippines

Suga , Tagalog , Philippines

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Gymnapogon

Species: Gymnapogon philippinus (Herre, 1939)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Biology

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Sometimes occurs in schools of Rhabdamia gracilis (Ref. 1602). Rarely noticed because of small size (Ref. 48635). Occasionally collected with ichthyocides (Ref 90102).

Habitat

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associated

Conservation Status

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Not Evaluated Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless