Crosseyed cardinalfish
Fowleria aurita
- Usual depth0–27 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, October, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Fowleria is a genus of fishes in the family Apogonidae native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The name of this genus honors the American ichthyologist Henry Weed Fowler (1878–1965) of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, who attended Stanford University, where he was a student of David Starr Jordan's.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Fowleria”, 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: 15 records
- February: 29 records
- March: 14 records
- April: 19 records
- May: 46 records
- June: 27 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 41 records
- September: 39 records
- October: 56 records
- November: 50 records
- December: 15 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–27 m · Deepest record: 135 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Crosseyed cardinalfish, Aurita Cardinalfish, Crosseye Cardinalfish, crosseyed cardinal, crosseyed cardinalfish
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Petite Rouge
Other scientific names: Amia aurita, Apogon auritus, Apogonichthys auritus, Papillapogon aurita, Papillapogon auritus
Similar species
Dwarf CardinalfishFowleria vaiulae
- Dotted Cardinalfish
Fowleria isostigma
- Variegated cardinalfish
Fowleria variegata
Barred CardinalfishFowleria marmorata
- Flame Cardinalfish
Fowleria flammea
- Pearly-finned Cardinalfish
Jaydia poeciloptera
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).
- 745 open-data records from 1831 to 2015.
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