Glassy Cardinalfish

Cercamia eremia

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth5–24 m
Water temperature22–30 °C
Best monthsJanuary, February, and October
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 23 records
February: 23 records
March: 23 records
April: 9 records
May: 20 records
June: 15 records
July: 14 records
August: 8 records
September: 15 records
October: 26 records
November: 19 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–24 m · Deepest record: 71 m

0–10 m: 56 records
10–20 m: 86 records
20–30 m: 20 records
30–40 m: 5 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C

22–24 °C: 3 records
24–26 °C: 51 records
26–28 °C: 101 records
28–30 °C: 57 records

Names and classification

English: Glassy Cardinalfish, Solitary Cardinalfish

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Sakuratenjikudai, サクラテンジクダイ

Other scientific names: Apogonoides macassariensis, Rhabdamia eremia

Similar species

Pearly-finned Cardinalfish
Jaydia poeciloptera
Barred Striped Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus fasciatus
Cryptic Cardinalfish
Apogon erythrinus
Timor Cardinal
Apogonichthyoides timorensis
Obliquebanded cardinalfish
Apogon semiornatus
Wolf cardinalfish
Cheilodipterus artus

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).
365 open-data records from 1953 to 2016.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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