Flame Cardinalfish
Apogon doryssa
- Usual depth0–22 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and October
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 19 records
- February: 15 records
- March: 16 records
- April: 23 records
- May: 28 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 23 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 17 records
- October: 32 records
- November: 20 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–22 m · Deepest record: 80 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Flame Cardinalfish, Flathead Cardinalfish, Longspine Cardinalfisf, Longspine Cardinalfish, Night Cardinalfish, Sabre-spined Cardinalfish
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Apogon à longue épine
- Japanese
- Yariishimochi, ヤリイシモチ
Other scientific names: Amia doryssa, Apogon doryssus
Similar species
Obliquebanded cardinalfishApogon semiornatus
- Little Red Cardinalfish
Apogon crassiceps
Largetoothed cardinalfishCheilodipterus macrodon
Fivelined cardinalfishCheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Dog-toothed CardinalfishCheilodipterus isostigma
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).
- 436 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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