Banda Cardinalfish
Nectamia bandanensis
- Usual depth1–15 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 9 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 23 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–15 m · Deepest record: 42.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Banda Cardinalfish, bigeye cardinalfish, Ghost Cardinalfish, Three-saddle Cardinalfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Bandaishimochi, バンダイシモチ
- Simplified Chinese
- 大目側仔, 大面側仔, 頰紋聖天竺鯛, 頰紋聖竺鯛
Other scientific names: Apogon bandanensis, Apogon batjanensis, Ostorhinchus bandanensis
Similar species
- Dusky Cardinal
Nectamia fusca
- Ghost Cardinal
Nectamia savayensis
- Multi-barred Cardinalfish
Nectamia luxuria
- Bracelet Cardinalfish
Nectamia viria
- Pearly-finned Cardinalfish
Jaydia poeciloptera
- Barred Striped Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus fasciatus
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).
- 229 open-data records from 1822 to 2023.
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