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Marine Species: Archamia fucata
(Cantor, 1850)
Photographed by: Esperanza Manzano
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Genus: | Archamia |
| Species: | Archamia fucata |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Narrowlined Cardinalfish, Orangelined Cardinalfish |
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| Description: | This silver fish has a yellow snout with two blue stripes and orange lines on the body and on the caudal peduncle. It also has a large black area at the base of the tail fin (which may not be present during the reproductive phase) and the anal fin has a white tip. They form shoals over stony corals and feed on zooplankton. |
| Habitat: | Reefs surrounding the coast and lagoons of reef patches, at depths between 3 and 28 meters. |
| Color: | Silver. |
| Dimensions: | Up to 8 centimeters. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Indo-Pacific |
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