Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Girdled Cardinalfish
Girdled Cardinalfish
Scientific Name: Taeniamia zosterophora
Synonyms: Apogon zosterophorus, Archamia zosterophora, Taeniamia zosterophorus
Order: Kurtiformes
Family: Apogonidae
Category: Cardinalfishes
Also known as: Blackbelted Cardinalfish
Size: 2 to 3 in. (5 to 8 cm)  
Depth: 6-45 ft. (2-15 m)
Distribution: West Pacific

Red Fishes & Cardinalfishes
Cardinalfishes

Girdled Cardinalfish

Talbot's Cardinalfish

Wolf Cardinalfish

Fivelined Cardinalfish

Ghost Cardinalfish

Goldbelly Cardinalfish

Ring-Tailed Cardinalfish

Spotgill Cardinalfish

Splitband Cardinalfish

Yellowstriped Cardinalfish

Frostfin Cardinalfish

Moluccan Cardinalfish

Blackstripe Cardinalfish

Wassinki Cardinalfish (Juvenile)

Iridescent Cardinalfish

Bandfin Cardinalfish

Three-Spot Cardinalfish

Banggai Cardinalfish

Banggai Cardinalfish (Juvenile)

Pajama Cardinalfish

Orbicular Cardinalfish

Orangelined Cardinalfish



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