B-spot Cardinalfish
Gymnapogon urospilotus
- Usual depth1–18 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, May, and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 35 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 25 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 15 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 28 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–18 m · Deepest record: 26.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- B-spot Cardinalfish, Spot-tail Cardinalfish, Tailspot Cardinalfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- コモンクダリボウズギス
- Simplified Chinese
- 大目側仔, 大面側仔, 尾斑裸天竺鯛, 尾斑裸天竺鲷
Other scientific names: Gymnapogon urospilos, Gymnopogon urospilotus
Similar species
- Philippine Cardinalfish
Gymnapogon philippinus
- Pearly-finned Cardinalfish
Jaydia poeciloptera
- Barred Striped Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus fasciatus
Cryptic CardinalfishApogon erythrinus
Timor CardinalApogonichthyoides timorensis
Obliquebanded cardinalfishApogon semiornatus
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).
- 238 open-data records from 1951 to 2015.
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