Description

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Common Names

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Axillary-spot cardinalfish , English , St Helena

Bullseye mullet , English , St Helena

Cardinalfish , English , Ascension I.

Red Mullet , English , St Helena

腋天竺鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China

腋天竺鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Apogon

Species: Apogon axillaris Valenciennes, 1832

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Eastern Atlantic: So far, known only from Ascension and St. Helena Islands.

Biology

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Inhabits rocky areas with caves (Ref. 7321). Smaller specimens occasionally occur among rubble. Retiring and inactive during the day (Ref. 5288).

Habitat

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demersal