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Apogon nitidus (Smith, 1961)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8.

Common Names

  • Bloukol-kardinaal , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • Bluespot cardinal , English , South Africa
  • Bluespot cardinalfish , English , Micronesia
  • Apogon à points bleus , French , France
  • 大目侧仔 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 大目側仔 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 大面侧仔 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 褐尾天竺鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 褐尾天竺鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 褐条天竺鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 褐條天竺鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Kurtiformes

    Family: Apogonidae

    Genus: Apogon

    Species: Apogon nitidus (Smith, 1961)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-Pacific: Mozambique; probably Seychelles (Ref. 1623). Reported from Taiwan (Ref. 12711) and the South China Sea (Ref. 41539).

    • Biology

    The three known specimens taken from about 15 m (Ref. 9710).

    Habitat

    associated