Pearlycheek Cardinalfish
Apogonichthyoides opercularis
- Usual depth0–1 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsOctober and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 0.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Pearlycheek Cardinalfish, Pearly-cheeked Cardinal-fish
Other scientific names: Apogon opercularis
Similar species
Timor CardinalApogonichthyoides timorensis
- Black-finned Cardinal-fish
Apogonichthyoides atripes
- Deepreef Cardinalfish
Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus
Black CardinalfishApogonichthyoides melas
- Gentle Gobblegut
Apogonichthyoides chrysurus
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).
- 61 open-data records from 1975 to 2011.
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