Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Orangelined Cardinalfish
Taeniamia fucata
Orangelined Cardinalfish
Also known as: Redbarred Cardinal
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Taeniamia fucata
Synonyms: Apogon fucatus
Size: 2 to 3.5 in. (5 to 9 cm)  
Depth: 10-200 ft. (3-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Note: Previously put in genius Archamia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Kurtiformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family)
      └Taeniamia (Genus)

Red Fishes & Cardinalfishes
Cardinalfishes

Orangelined Cardinalfish

Girdled Cardinalfish

Talbot's Cardinalfish

Wolf Cardinalfish

Fivelined Cardinalfish

Ghost Cardinalfish

Goldbelly Cardinalfish

Ring-Tailed Cardinalfish

Spotgill Cardinalfish

Splitband Cardinalfish

Yellowstriped Cardinalfish

Frostfin Cardinalfish

Moluccan Cardinalfish

Blackstripe Cardinalfish

Wassinki Cardinalfish (Juvenile)

Iridescent Cardinalfish

Bandfin Cardinalfish

Three-Spot Cardinalfish

Banggai Cardinalfish

Banggai Cardinalfish (Juvenile)

Pajama Cardinalfish

Orbicular Cardinalfish



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