Description

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Common Names

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Stribet kardinalfisk , Danish , Denmark

Barred cardinalfish , English , Bahamas

Barred Cardinalfish , English , Cuba

Barred cardinalfish , English , Puerto Rico

Barred cardinalfish , English , St Lucia

Barred cardinalfish , English , USA

Two-spotted cardinalfish , English , Bermuda

Two-spotted cardinalfish , English , Cuba

Two-spotted cardinalfish , English , Haiti

双斑天竺鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China

雙斑天竺鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Kòrá wowo pretu , Papiamentu , Neth Antilles

Cardenal barreado , Spanish , Cuba

Cardenal rayado , Spanish , Mexico

Cardenal rayao , Spanish , Venezuela

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Apogon

Species: Apogon binotatus (Poey, 1867)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda, southeastern Florida (USA), and Bahamas to the Antilles (Ref. 26340) and Venezuela.

Biology

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Ubiquitous, from gravel pits and rock ledges at the sea's edge to clear-water reefs. Remains hidden in cracks and crevices during the day (Ref. 9626). Sometimes observed between the spines of Diadema antillarum (Ref. 9626).

Habitat

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associated