Fish Identification: Find Species

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

(See list of species below)



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8 species
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Max. Length 4 cm SL

 
Fowleria amblyuroptera
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Fowleria aurita (Valenciennes, 1831)

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Fowleria aurita
[Crosseyed cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Fowleria flammea Allen, 1993

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Fowleria flammea
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Fowleria isostigma (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

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Fowleria isostigma
[Dotted cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Fowleria marmorata (Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)

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Fowleria marmorata
[Marbled cardinalfish]

Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Fowleria punctulata (Rüppell, 1838)

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Fowleria punctulata
[Spotcheek cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Fowleria vaiulae (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

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Fowleria vaiulae
[Mottled cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Fowleria variegata (Valenciennes, 1832)

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Fowleria variegata
[Variegated cardinalfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Fowleria amblyuroptera Western Pacific 4 SL 1853
Fowleria aurita Crosseyed cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 9 TL 1831
Fowleria flammea Western Pacific 3.1 SL 1993
Fowleria isostigma Dotted cardinalfish Indo-Pacific. 7 SL 1906
Fowleria marmorata Marbled cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 7.5 TL 1877
Fowleria punctulata Spotcheek cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 9 SL 1838
Fowleria vaiulae Mottled cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 5 TL 1906
Fowleria variegata Variegated cardinalfish Indo-West Pacific 8 TL 1832



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