Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Kurtiformes
Family: Apogonidae Cardinalfishes
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Fibramia

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Photo by Pöllabauer, C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Fibramia amboinensis (Bleeker, 1853)

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Fibramia amboinensis
[Amboina cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Fibramia lateralis (Valenciennes, 1832)

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Fibramia lateralis
[Humpback cardinal]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Fibramia thermalis (Cuvier, 1829)

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Fibramia thermalis
[Half-barred cardinal]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Fibramia amboinensis Amboina cardinalfish Indo-West Pacific 7 SL 1853
Fibramia lateralis Humpback cardinal Indo-Pacific 11 TL 1832
Fibramia thermalis Half-barred cardinal Indo-Pacific 8.5 TL 1829



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