Ceram Cardinal
Fibramia lateralis
- Usual depth0–2 m
- Water temperature17–30 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 46 records
- May: 19 records
- June: 13 records
- July: 15 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 24 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 15 records
- December: 15 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–2 m · Deepest record: 3.8 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Ceram Cardinal, Coastal Cardinalfish, Humpback cardinal, Mangrove Cardinalfish, Pinstripe Cardinalfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Wakiishimochi, ワキイシモチ
Other scientific names: Apogon lateralis, Apogon literalis, Ostorhinchus lateralis
Similar species
- Amboina Cardinalfish
Fibramia amboinensis
- Half-barred Cardinalfish
Fibramia thermalis
- Pearly-finned Cardinalfish
Jaydia poeciloptera
- Barred Striped Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus fasciatus
Cryptic CardinalfishApogon erythrinus
Timor CardinalApogonichthyoides timorensis
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).
- 296 open-data records from 1832 to 2023.
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