Marine Species: Apogon imberbis

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Apogon imberbis
Photographed by: Brian

Taxonomy Structure

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Apogon
Species: Apogon imberbis

Species Data:

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Common Name: Cardinal fish
Description: Big eyes. Two dorsals. The eggs of these animals present the particularity of being incubated on the oral cavity of the male.
Habitat: It lives on caves or on rock's cavities (on infralittoral) or on circalittoral rocky depths (until 200 m).
Color: Bright-red colour.
Dimensions: Until 15 cm in length.
Geographical Distribution: Atlantic Ocean

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