Ocellated cardinalfish
Apogonichthys ocellatus
- Usual depth0–23 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Apogonichthys is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Apogonichthys”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 12 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 22 records
- June: 20 records
- July: 19 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 19 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 24 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–23 m · Deepest record: 55 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Ocellated cardinalfish, Ocellate Cardinalfish, ocellated cardinal, ocellated cardinalfish, Ocellated Cardinal-fish, Ocellated Cardinalfish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Apogon ocellé
- Japanese
- Mato-shibori, Matoshibori, マトシボリ
- Simplified Chinese
- 大目側仔, 大面側仔, 眼斑原天竺鯛, 眼斑天竺魚
Other scientific names: Apogon ocellatus
Similar species
Perdix cardinalfishApogonichthys perdix
Pearly-finned CardinalfishJaydia poeciloptera
Barred Striped CardinalfishOstorhinchus fasciatus
Cryptic CardinalfishApogon erythrinus
Timor CardinalApogonichthyoides timorensis
Obliquebanded cardinalfishApogon semiornatus
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 289 open-data records from 1913 to 2010.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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