Blackspot Cardinalfish
Taeniamia biguttata
- Usual depth4–18 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, May, and October
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–18 m · Deepest record: 73 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blackspot Cardinalfish, Ear-blotch Cardinalfish, Twinspot Cardinalfish, Two-spot Cardinalfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Futahoshiatohikitenjikudai, フタホシアトヒキテンジクダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 雙斑帶天竺鯛
Other scientific names: Apogon melasma, Archamia biguttata
Similar species
- Narrow-lined Cardinalfish
Taeniamia fucata
- shimmering cardinal
Taeniamia lineolata
- Duskytail Cardinalfish
Taeniamia macroptera
- Blackbelted Cardinalfish
Taeniamia zosterophora
- 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).
- 71 open-data records from 1931 to 2021.
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