Flame Cardinalfish
Fowleria flammea
- Usual depth3–24 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–24 m · Deepest record: 24 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Flame Cardinalfish
Other scientific names: Fowleria flamma
Similar species
Dwarf CardinalfishFowleria vaiulae
- Crosseyed cardinalfish
Fowleria aurita
- Dotted Cardinalfish
Fowleria isostigma
- Variegated cardinalfish
Fowleria variegata
Barred CardinalfishFowleria marmorata
- 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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 26 open-data records from 1965 to 2016.
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