| Threadfin cardinalfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Genus: | Zoramia |
| Species: | Z. leptacantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Zoramia leptacantha Bleeker, 1856 | |
The threadfin cardinalfish or bluestreak cardinalfish, Zoramia leptacantha, it is one of the cardinalfishes found in the Red Sea and off Mozambique Island to Samoa and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands, and south to New Caledonia and Micronesia.
A translucent fish with vertical iridescent blue lines on the head and front of body, it grows up to 6 cm in length. In juveniles, the blue lines are missing. Adults occur in small aggregations from 1 to at least 12 m deep, usually close to branching coral, in sheltered bays and lagoons.
References
- Lieske, E. and Myers, R.F. (2004) Coral reef guide; Red Sea London, HarperCollins ISBN 0-00-715986-2
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Zoramia leptacantha". FishBase. December 2012 version.
External links
- Photos of Threadfin cardinalfish on Sealife Collection
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| Zoramia leptacantha | |
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