Philippine Cardinalfish

Gymnapogon philippinus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth0–79 m
Water temperature24–30 °C
Best monthsMay, July, and September
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 5 records
March: 3 records
April: 2 records
May: 7 records
June: 3 records
July: 6 records
August: 5 records
September: 6 records
October: 5 records
November: 4 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–79 m · Deepest record: 80 m

0–10 m: 11 records
10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C

22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 3 records
26–28 °C: 10 records
28–30 °C: 40 records

Names and classification

English: Philippine Cardinalfish, Red-nose Cardinalfish

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: Nan-yokudaribozugisu, ナンヨウクダリボウズギス
Simplified Chinese: 大目側仔, 大面側仔, 菲律賓裸天竺鯛

Other scientific names: Henicichthys philippinus

Similar species

B-spot Cardinalfish
Gymnapogon urospilotus
Pearly-finned Cardinalfish
Jaydia poeciloptera
Cryptic Cardinalfish
Apogon erythrinus
Timor Cardinal
Apogonichthyoides timorensis
Obliquebanded cardinalfish
Apogon semiornatus
Wolf cardinalfish
Cheilodipterus artus

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).
54 open-data records from 1936 to 2015.

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