Location: Yap, Micronesia
Girdled Cardinalfish
Taeniamia zosterophora
Girdled Cardinalfish
Also known as: Blackbelted Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Taeniamia zosterophora
Synonyms: Apogon zosterophorus, Archamia zosterophora, Taeniamia zosterophorus
Size: 2 to 3 in. (5 to 8 cm)
Depth: 6-45 ft. (2-15 m)
Distribution: West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Kurtiformes (Order)
└Apogonidae (Family)
└Taeniamia (Genus)
└T. zosterophora (Species)
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