shimmering cardinal
Taeniamia lineolata
- Usual depth1–22 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
About this species
Taeniamia is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Taeniamia”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–22 m · Deepest record: 21.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- shimmering cardinal
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- アトヒキテンジクダイ
Other scientific names: Apogon lineolatus, Archamia lineolata, Archamia lineolatus, Taeniamia lineolatus
Similar species
- Narrow-lined Cardinalfish
Taeniamia fucata
- Blackspot Cardinalfish
Taeniamia biguttata
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 42 open-data records from 1828 to 2008.
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