Pearly-finned Cardinalfish

Jaydia poeciloptera

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth14–129 m
Water temperature23–30 °C
Best monthsOctober
How commonCommon

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 5 records
February: 21 records
March: 12 records
April: 20 records
May: 13 records
June: 14 records
July: 6 records
August: 16 records
September: 22 records
October: 40 records
November: 11 records
December: 14 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 14–129 m · Deepest record: 143 m

0–10 m: 5 records
10–20 m: 22 records
20–30 m: 6 records
30–40 m: 7 records
40–50 m: 6 records
50–60 m: 5 records
60–70 m: 3 records
70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 8 records
90–100 m: 3 records
100–110 m: 2 records
110+ m: 17 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C

22–24 °C: 5 records
24–26 °C: 5 records
26–28 °C: 14 records
28–30 °C: 7 records

Names and classification

English: Pearly-finned Cardinalfish, Yellow-fin Cardinalfish

Other scientific names: Amia glaga, Amia poecilopterus, Apogon bilaciniatus, Apogon glaga, Apogon poecilopterus, Apogonichthyes poecilopterus, Apogonichthys glaga, Apogonichthys poecilopterus, Apogonicthyes poicilopterus, Jaydia poecilopterus, Ostorhinchus poecilopterus

Similar species

Elliot's Cardinalfish
Jaydia ellioti
Smith's Cardinalfish
Jaydia smithi
Flagfin cardinalfish
Jaydia truncata
Ocellate Cardinalfish
Jaydia carinatus
Orange-eye Cardinalfish
Jaydia erythrophthalma
New Guinea Cardinalfish
Jaydia novaeguineae

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).
389 open-data records from 1828 to 2021.

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