Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. This semi-transparent species has a silvery to slight golden sheen colouration; a narrow dark midlateral stripe; black-edged first dorsal fin; and a small black spot at the middle of caudal-fin base. It is similar to Fibramia lateralis but generally smaller and the female has a small black spot behind the eye (Ref. 90102).

Common Names

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Ceram cardinalfish , English , Malaysia

Mangrove cardinalfish , English , Global

Sebekah , Malay , Malaysia

Sebekah ceram , Malay , Malaysia

Seriding , Malay , Malaysia

塞兰岛天竺鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China

塞蘭島天竺鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Apogon

Species: Apogon ceramensis Bleeker, 1852

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Pacific: Indonesia (Kalimantan to West papua), the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.

Biology

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Inhabits mangroves and sheltered (often salty and brackish) coastal areas in 0-3 m depth (Ref. 90102). Occurs in aggregations (Ref. 48635). A nocturnal species (Ref. 7300).

Habitat

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associated