Black-finned Cardinal-fish

Apogonichthyoides atripes

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth21–64 m
Water temperature20–29 °C
Best monthsAugust and September
How commonOccasional

All species

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 10 records
February: 24 records
March: 19 records
April: 46 records
May: 41 records
June: 51 records
July: 13 records
August: 102 records
September: 80 records
October: 57 records
November: 41 records
December: 23 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 21–64 m · Deepest record: 93 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 29 records
20–30 m: 83 records
30–40 m: 80 records
40–50 m: 82 records
50–60 m: 77 records
60–70 m: 31 records
70–80 m: 22 records
80–90 m: 3 records
90–100 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

20–22 °C: 36 records
22–24 °C: 233 records
24–26 °C: 30 records
26–28 °C: 233 records
28–30 °C: 11 records

Names and classification

English: Black-finned Cardinal-fish, Black-finned Cardinalfish, Bulls-eye Cardinal, Bulls-eye Cardinalfish, Two-eye Cardinalfish, Two-eyed Cardinal-fish, Two-eyed Cardinalfish

Other scientific names: Amia atripes, Apogon atripes

Similar species

Timor Cardinal
Apogonichthyoides timorensis
Deepreef Cardinalfish
Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus
Black Cardinalfish
Apogonichthyoides melas
Gentle Gobblegut
Apogonichthyoides chrysurus
Apogonichthyoides gardineri
Apogonichthyoides heptastygma

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).
557 open-data records from 1910 to 2017.

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