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Apogonichthys ocellatus (Weber, 1913)

Description

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

Common Names

  • Ogies-kardinaal , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • Bagsang , Bikol , Philippines
  • Ocellate cardinalfish , English , Australia
  • Ocellated cardinal , English , South Africa
  • Ocellated cardinalfish , English , Australia
  • Ocellated cardinalfish , English , Christmas I.
  • Ocellated cardinalfish , English , Micronesia
  • Ocellated cardinalfish , English , Papua New Guinea
  • Paabusilm-kardinalkala , Estonian , Estonia
  • Mamaong , Ilokano , Philippines
  • Mato-shibori , Japanese , Japan
  • Poothanachala , Malayalam , India
  • പൂതാനചാള , Malayalam , India
  • പൂത്തന് ചാള , Malayalam , India
  • 大目侧仔 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 大目側仔 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 大面侧仔 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 眼斑原天竺鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 眼斑原天竺鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 鰭斑天竺魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 鳍斑天竺鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Ibis pula , Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug , Philippines
  • Tatabig , Pangasinan , Philippines
  • Dangat , Tagalog , Philippines
  • Suga , Tagalog , Philippines

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Kurtiformes

    Family: Apogonidae

    Genus: Apogonichthys

    Species: Apogonichthys ocellatus (Weber, 1913)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to southern Great Barrier Reef and Rapa; throughout Micronesia.

    • Biology

    Occurs inshore (Ref. 7300). Found in shallow sheltered lagoons and harbors, hiding among rocks, rubble, or clumps of brown algae (Ref. 1602). Nocturnal species. Solitary and cryptic (Ref 90102).

    Habitat

    associated