Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Apogoniformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family) Cardinalfishes
      └Taeniamia (Genus)
       └T. zosterophora (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1021454🔗
iNaturalist ID: 529473🔗

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