Description

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Common Names

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Belted cardinalfish , English , Bahamas

Belted Cardinalfish , English , Cuba

Belted cardinalfish , English , USA

汤氏天竺鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China

湯氏天竺鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Cardenal cincho , Spanish , Mexico

Cardenal con cinto , Spanish , Cuba

Cardenal listado , Spanish , Venezuela

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Apogon

Species: Apogon townsendi (Breder, 1927)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas, Caribbean, including Antilles (Ref. 26938) to northern South America.

Biology

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Inhabits coral and rocky areas, often near drop-offs. Solitary or in groups in caves or holes (Ref. 9710). Often seen hovering in the spines of long-spined urchin.

Habitat

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associated