Multi-barred Cardinalfish
Nectamia luxuria
- Usual depth2–12 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, October, and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 12 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 13 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 20 records
- October: 20 records
- November: 26 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–12 m · Deepest record: 22.4 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Multi-barred Cardinalfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 大目側仔, 大面側仔, 燦爛聖天竺鯛
Similar species
- Dusky Cardinal
Nectamia fusca
- Ghost Cardinal
Nectamia savayensis
- Banda Cardinalfish
Nectamia bandanensis
- 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).
- 207 open-data records from 1902 to 2017.
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