Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Ghost Cardinalfish
Nectamia fusca
Ghost Cardinalfish
Also known as: Samoan Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Nectamia fusca
Synonyms: Apogon fuscus
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Kurtiformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family)
      └Nectamia (Genus)

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