Ghost Cardinal
Nectamia savayensis
- Usual depth1–18 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, August, and October
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 28 records
- February: 23 records
- March: 28 records
- April: 34 records
- May: 52 records
- June: 28 records
- July: 42 records
- August: 53 records
- September: 40 records
- October: 49 records
- November: 38 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–18 m · Deepest record: 62.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Ghost Cardinal, Ghost Cardinalfish, Gray Cardinalfish, Samoan Cardinal-fish, Samoan Cardinalfish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Apogon samoan, Cardinal Fantôme
- Japanese
- Namidatenjikudai, ナミダテンジクダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 大目側仔, 大面側仔, 萨摩亚圣天竺鲷, 薩摩亞聖天竺鯛, 薩瓦耶聖竺鯛
Other scientific names: Apogon savayensis, Apogon savyensis, Ostorhinchus savayensis, Ostorhynchus savayensis
Similar species
- Dusky Cardinal
Nectamia fusca
- 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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 843 open-data records from 1871 to 2023.
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