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Cardinalfish (no English common name)
Apogon erythrosoma
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Cardinalfish (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Apogon erythrosoma
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 3.8 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A tiny reddish cardinalfish reaching under 4 cm, living on coral reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Apogon-erythrosoma.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.