Gilbert's Cardinalfish
Zoramia gilberti
- Usual depth1–22 m
- Water temperature10–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, September, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Zoramia gilberti is a species of Cardinalfish from the Western Central Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 4.2 cm in length.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Zoramia gilberti”, 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: 5 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–22 m · Deepest record: 66 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 10–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Gilbert's Cardinalfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ウスモモテンジクダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 吉氏狸竺鯛, 大目側仔, 大面側仔, 齊氏狸天竺鯛
Other scientific names: Amia gilberti, Apogon gilberti
Similar species
- fragile cardinalfish
Zoramia fragilis
- Bluestreak Cardinalfish
Zoramia leptacanthus
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 47 open-data records from 1954 to 2018.
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