Half-barred Cardinalfish
Fibramia thermalis
- Usual depth1–4 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, September, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Fibramia thermalis, also known as the half-barred cardinal or Sangi cardinalfish, is a species of cardinalfish found in both the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Fibramia thermalis”, 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: 9 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 15 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–4 m · Deepest record: 135 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Half-barred Cardinalfish, Masked Cardinal, Masked Cardinalfish, Sangi cardinalfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Sangiruishimochi, サンギルイシモチ
- Simplified Chinese
- 条腹鹦天竺鲷
Other scientific names: Apogon sangiensis, Apogon termalis, Apogon thermalis, Ostorhinchus thermalis
Similar species
- Amboina Cardinalfish
Fibramia amboinensis
- Ceram Cardinal
Fibramia lateralis
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 345 open-data records from 1857 to 2013.
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