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Nectamia similis Fraser, 2008 Similar cardinalfish |
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photo by
Townsend, D. |
| Family: | Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes), subfamily: Apogoninae | |||
| Max. size: | 6.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Indonesia to Micronesia; north to the Philippines. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 8-8. A Nectamia with two dark saddles on body below the first and second dorsal fin, a narrow pale bar on the opercle reaching above the top of the preopercle, a few narrow pale bars on the body, caudal peduncle with a complete dark wide bar, connected dorsally and ventrally caudal fin with dark margins, subocular mark, thin and triangular (Ref. 74933) | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2023 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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