Description

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Circumferential caudal peduncle scales 5-2-5; diffuse web-shaped bar below second dorsal fin and broad band on caudal peduncle (Ref. 35505).

Common Names

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Deepwater cardinalfish , English , Bermuda

Deepwater cardinalfish , English , Mexico

古氏天竺鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China

古氏天竺鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Cardenal de lo alto , Spanish , Mexico

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Apogon

Species: Apogon gouldi Smith-Vaniz, 1977

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda, Bahamas and off Mexico. Possibly more wide-ranging.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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demersal