Description

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Common Names

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Whitestar cardinalfish , English , Bahamas

Whitestar Cardinalfish , English , Cuba

Whitestar cardinalfish , English , USA

白星天竺鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China

白星天竺鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Cardenal estrella blanca , Spanish , Mexico

Cardenal medio luto , Spanish , Venezuela

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Apogon

Species: Apogon lachneri Böhlke, 1959

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to Belize. Including Antilles (Ref. 26938).

Biology

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Inhabits clear coral reefs.

Habitat

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associated