Hump-backed Cardinal-fish
Yarica hyalosoma
- Usual depth0–5 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, August, and September
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by coenobita · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 18 records
- March: 9 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 23 records
- June: 16 records
- July: 16 records
- August: 25 records
- September: 24 records
- October: 22 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–5 m · Deepest record: 10 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Photos
(c) R K, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Luke Lythgoe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) ian_mcallan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Hump-backed Cardinal-fish, Hump-backed Cardinalfish, Humpbacked Cardinalfish, Humpbacked Cardinal Fish, Mangrove Cardinalfish, River Cardinalfish
Names in 5 more languages
- Filipino
- Dangat, Muang
- French
- Poisson cardinal à dos d'âne
- Japanese
- Kagami-tenjikudai, Kagamitenjikudai, カガミテンジクダイ
- Thai
- ปลาอมไข่น้ำกร่อย, ปลาอมไข่หลังโหนก
- Simplified Chinese
- 大目侧仔, 大面侧仔, 扁头天竺鲷, 扁頭亞氏天竺鯛, 扁頭天竺鯛
Other scientific names: Apogon hyalosoma, Mionorus bombonensis, Mionurus bombonensis
Similar species
- Pearly-finned Cardinalfish
Jaydia poeciloptera
- Barred Striped Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus fasciatus
Cryptic CardinalfishApogon erythrinus
Timor CardinalApogonichthyoides timorensis
Obliquebanded cardinalfishApogon semiornatus
Wolf cardinalfishCheilodipterus artus
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).
- 211 open-data records from 1852 to 2022.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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