False three-spot cardinalfish
Pristicon rhodopterus
- Usual depth1–24 m
- Water temperature27–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, July, and October
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–24 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- False three-spot cardinalfish, False Threespot Cardinalfish, Two-bar Cardinalfish, Twobar Cardinalfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Futasujiakahireishimochi, フタスジアカヒレイシモチ
Other scientific names: Amia rhodopterus, Apogon rhodopterus
Similar species
Three-spot CardinalPristicon trimaculatus
- Rosy Cardinalfish
Pristicon rufus
- Pearly-finned Cardinalfish
Jaydia poeciloptera
- Barred Striped Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus fasciatus
Cryptic CardinalfishApogon erythrinus
Timor CardinalApogonichthyoides timorensis
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).
- 129 open-data records from 1931 to 2023.
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