Fish Identification: Find Species

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

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9 species (see list below)
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Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Nectamia annularis (Rüppell, 1829)

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Nectamia annularis
[Ringtail cardinalfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Nectamia bandanensis (Bleeker, 1854)

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Nectamia bandanensis
[Bigeye cardinalfish]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 11.2 cm TL
Nectamia fusca (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

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Nectamia fusca
[Ghost cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
Nectamia ignitops Fraser, 2008

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Nectamia ignitops
[Fire-eye cardinalfish]

Photo by Satapoomin, U.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
Nectamia luxuria Fraser, 2008

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Nectamia luxuria
[Multi-barred cardinalfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Nectamia savayensis (Günther, 1872)

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Nectamia savayensis
[Samoan cardinalfish]

Photo by Townsend, D.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
Nectamia similis Fraser, 2008

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Nectamia similis
[Similar cardinalfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Nectamia viria Fraser, 2008

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Nectamia viria
[Bracelet cardinalfish]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
Nectamia zebrina (Fraser, Randall & Lachner, 1999)

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Nectamia zebrina
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Nectamia annularis Ringtail cardinalfish Western Indian Ocean 7 SL 1829
Nectamia bandanensis Bigeye cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 10 TL 1854
Nectamia fusca Ghost cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 11.2 TL 1825
Nectamia ignitops Fire-eye cardinalfish Western Pacific 7.9 SL 2008
Nectamia luxuria Multi-barred cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 7.7 SL 2008
Nectamia savayensis Samoan cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 10 SL 1872
Nectamia similis Similar cardinalfish Western Pacific 6.3 SL 2008
Nectamia viria Bracelet cardinalfish Western Central Pacific 7.2 SL 2008
Nectamia zebrina Western Indian Ocean 7.4 SL 1999



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