Ocellate Cardinalfish, Apogonichthys ocellatus (Weber 1913)
Other Names: Ocellated Cardinal, Ocellated Cardinalfish, Ocellated Cardinal-fish
An Ocellate Cardinalfish, Apogonichthys ocellatus, Reunion Island, December 2018. Source: Christophe Cadet / Wikimedia Commons. License: CC By Attribution-ShareAlike
Summary:
A pale brownish to blackish cardinalfish, with a large ocellus on the first dorsal fin, 3 broad dark bars radiating from the eye, dusky rounded fins, and a distinct lateral line.
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Bray, D.J. 2019, Apogonichthys ocellatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 21 Mar 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4209
Ocellate Cardinalfish, Apogonichthys ocellatus (Weber 1913)
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Distribution |
Northern Great Barrier Reef to Southport, Queensland; also reefs in the Coral Sea, Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Timor Sea, Christmas Island, and Cocos (Keeling) Island. Elsewhere, the species is widespread in the Indo-west central Pacific, from Africa to the Marshall Islands, north to southern Japan and south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia; also Tonga and throughout French Polynesia. A secretive species that shelters among rocks, coral rubble or clumps of brown algae in shallow lagoons, tidal pools, bays and harbours. |
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Species Citation |
Apogon ocellatus Weber 1913, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 57: 231. Type locality: Sulawesi, Indonesia. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2019 |
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Ocellate Cardinalfish, Apogonichthys ocellatus (Weber 1913)
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