Gelatinous Cardinalfish, Pseudamia gelatinosa Smith 1955

Other Names: Jelly Cardinalfish, Tail-spot Cardinalfish

A Gelatinous Cardinalfish, Pseudamia gelatinosa, from Scilly Atoll [Manuae], Society Islands, French Polynesia, USNM 434955. Source: Jeffrey T. Williams, Division of Fishes, Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

Summary:

A slender dark translucent cardinalfish with large brown spots with central golden dot on the head and body, a golden to silvery iridescent lower half of head, a dusky peritoneum with numerous black dots, and an indistinct dark spot sometimes on the upper part of the caudal fin.

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Gelatinous Cardinalfish, Pseudamia gelatinosa Smith 1955

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Distribution	Monte Bello Islands, Rowley Shoals and Scott Reef, Western Australia, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Timor Sea, and the northern Great Barrier Reef , Queensland, to Sydney, New South Wales. Elsewhere, the species is widespread in the tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific. Inhabits protected bays and lagoon reefs, sheltering deep in coral thickets.
Features	Dorsal fin VI-I, 9; Anal fin II, 8; Pectoral fin 15; Pelvic fin I, 5; Lateral line (pored scales) 35; Predorsal scales 5-6; Circumpeduncular scales 12; Gill rakers 11 (developed gill rakers 8). 39-43 scales in longitudinal series. Max length : 11.0 cm TL. Depth range 1 - 64 m.
Species Citation	Pseudamia gelatinosa Smith 1955, Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12 8(93): 690, pl. 18(a). Type locality: Aldabra Island.
Author	Dianne J. Bray
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Gelatinous Cardinalfish, Pseudamia gelatinosa Smith 1955

References

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