Pearl-jawed Cardinalfish
Pseudamia amblyuroptera
- Usual depth1–12 m
- Water temperature13–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, July, and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–12 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 13–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Pearl-jawed Cardinalfish, White-jawed Cardinalfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Hiruginumeritenjikudai, ヒルギヌメリテンジクダイ
Other scientific names: Cheilodipterus amblyuropterus, Cheilodipterus polystigma, Pseudamia amblyuropterus, Pseudamia polystigma
Similar species
- Gelatinous cardinalfish
Pseudamia gelatinosa
- Hayashi's Cardinalfish
Pseudamia hayashii
- 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).
- 87 open-data records from 1931 to 2019.
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