Dammerman’s Cardinalfish
Apogon dammermani
- Usual depth3–22 m
- Water temperature27–30 °C
- Best monthsMay and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–22 m · Deepest record: 22.1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dammerman’s Cardinalfish
Similar species
Cryptic CardinalfishApogon erythrinus
Obliquebanded cardinalfishApogon semiornatus
- Ruby cardinalfish
Apogon coccineus
- Little Red Cardinalfish
Apogon crassiceps
- Flame Cardinalfish
Apogon doryssa
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 13 open-data records from 1965 to 2003.
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