Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Multi-Barred Cardinalfish
Nectamia luxuria
Multi-Barred Cardinalfish
Also known as: Samoan Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Nectamia luxuria
Synonyms: Apogon fuscus
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, New Caledonia, Fiji
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Apogoniformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family)
      └Nectamia (Genus)
       └N. luxuria (Species)
WoRMS ID: 398507🔗
iNaturalist ID: 334705🔗

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