Dusky Cardinal
Nectamia fusca
- Usual depth0–17 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, July, and August
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Nectamia fusca, commonly known as ghost cardinalfish, is a marine fish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Nectamia fusca”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 23 records
- February: 32 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 55 records
- May: 36 records
- June: 33 records
- July: 70 records
- August: 61 records
- September: 41 records
- October: 50 records
- November: 33 records
- December: 23 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–17 m · Deepest record: 41 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dusky Cardinal, Dusky Cardinalfish, Ghost Cardinalfish, Guam cardinalfish, Samoan cardinalfish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Apogon basané
- Japanese
- Hososujinamidatenjikudai, ホソスジナミダテンジクダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 大目側仔, 大面側仔, 棕色聖竺鯛, 褐色圣天竺鲷, 褐色聖天竺鯛
Other scientific names: Apogon fuscus, Apogon guamensis, Apogon nubilus, Apogon ocellatus, Apogon spongicolus, Ostorhinchus nubilus, Ostorhynchus nubilus, Ostorhynchus spongicolus
Similar species
- Ghost Cardinal
Nectamia savayensis
- Banda Cardinalfish
Nectamia bandanensis
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,053 open-data records from 1825 to 2023.
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