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Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Pajama Cardinalfish
Sphaeramia nematoptera
Pajama Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Sphaeramia nematoptera
Synonyms: Apogon nematopterus
Size: 2 to 3 in. (5 to 8 cm)
Depth: 2-45 ft. (1-15 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Apogoniformes (Order)
└Apogonidae (Family)
└Sphaeramia (Genus)
└S. nematoptera (Species)
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