Barred Cardinalfish
Fowleria marmorata
- Usual depth3–29 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, October, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 28 records
- February: 16 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 20 records
- May: 34 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 25 records
- October: 37 records
- November: 32 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–29 m · Deepest record: 65 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Barred Cardinalfish, Ear Cardinalfish, Eared Cardinal-fish, Eared Cardinalfish, Eared Soldier Fish, Marbled Cardinalfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Obishibori, オビシボリ
- Simplified Chinese
- 大目側仔, 大面側仔, 顯斑乳突天竺鯛
Other scientific names: Apogon marmoratus, Apogonichthys marmoratus
Similar species
Dwarf CardinalfishFowleria vaiulae
- Crosseyed cardinalfish
Fowleria aurita
- Dotted Cardinalfish
Fowleria isostigma
- Variegated cardinalfish
Fowleria variegata
- 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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 443 open-data records from 1902 to 2016.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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