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Sydney Cardinalfish, Apogon limenus - English
URL: http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/alimenus.htm

The Sydney Cardinalfish is recognised by its pink fins, by the wide gap between the upper two stripes and the broad midlateral stripe, by the short stripe running posteriorly from the eye, and by the pupil-sized spot on the caudal peduncle.

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Ochre-striped Cardinalfish, Apogon compressus - English
URL: http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/acompres.htm

The Ochre-striped Cardinalfish is recognised by its blue eyes and by its colour pattern. This species usually has 3-4 dark spots on the base of the caudal fin and six red-brown stripes on the side of the body, the one behind the eye splits into two branches. The fish in the image do not show the typical colour pattern for this species. They are believed to be a coastal form of the Ochre-striped Cardinalfish.

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Apogon guadalupensis, Phillip Colla Photography - English
URL: http://www.oceanlight.com/html/apogon_guadalupensis.html

Photograph of Guadalupe cardinalfish (Apogon guadalupensis) by Phillip Colla.

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Yellow-striped cardinalfish, Apogon cyanosoma - English
URL: http://www.divegallery.com/cardinalfish.htm

Less than an inch long, this tiny yellow-striped cardinalfish was photographed during a night dive against a backdrop of transparent tunicates (also known as sea squirts). Close observation of the photo reveals a type of parasitic copepod attached to the flesh of this fish near the tail.

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Apogonidae - English
URL: http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/pisces/actinopterygii/perciformes/apogo

Apogon, Glossamia.

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Apogonidae - English
URL: http://eebweb.arizona.edu/courses/Ecol482_582/websites/apogonidae.html

Images.

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Apogon dhofar, a new cardinalfish (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean - English
URL: http://www.wht.org/publications/serials/jsanh/abstracts/contents2-1/abstracts/ap

The Dhofar cardinalfish Apogon dhofar n. sp. is described from 21 specimens collected in the Arabian Sea, Northwest Indian Ocean off southern Oman. It differs from the very similar A. pseudotaeniatus Gon, 1986 in its higher gill-raker count (12-17 developed rakers vs. 9-11) and coloration.

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Apogonidae, The Cardinal Fish - Pemba Island Scuba Diving - English
URL: http://www.africanmeccasafaris.com/kenya/scubadiving/fishes/apogonidae.asp

Mostly small, between 5-13 cm, colorful, which live around coral or among rocks fairly, close inshore. They are easily identified by the two dorsal fins, which are a primary family characteristics; eyes are large; many have pink fins. Paramia have five horizontal black stripes, and Cheilodipterus, with numerous stripes, are very common

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NMITA: Otolith Apogonidae Family Page - English
URL: http://porites.geology.uiowa.edu/database/teleost/systemat/apogon.htm

NMITA:Neogene Marine Biota of Tropical America.

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Apogonidae - English
URL: http://www.subaqua.ch/p055e.htm

Photo (Redang (Malaysia).

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CardinalFish, Members of Marine Fish Family Apogonidae - English
URL: http://www.peteducation.com/category_summary.cfm?cls=16&cat=1851

Cardinalfish belong to the Apogonidae family. The genera of available fish in this group include Apogon, Sphaeramia, and Pterapogon. The average size of most Cardinalfish in captivity is two inches. In the wild, the largest member of this family of fish reaches an adult size of six inches in length. Cardinalfish are closely related to Bigeyes, and are recognized by their two distinctive dorsal (top) fins.

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Family Apogonidae - English
URL: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/FamilySummary.cfm?ID=304

Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Chiefly marine. Some in brackish water; some (e.g. Glossamia) in streams (tropical Pacific Islands). Dorsal fins separate. First dorsal fin with 6-8 spines; 8-14 soft rays in the second. Spines in anal fin 2; soft rays 8-18. Scales usually ctenoid; several groups with cycloid scales (absent in Gymnapogon).

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Knochenfische Kardinalfisch - Apogonidae - German
URL: http://www.starfish.ch/Korallenriff/Kardinalfisch.html

Kardinalfisch (Merkmale, Biologie, Vorkommen, Verhalten).

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InterNevod: кардиналковые (Apogonidae) - Russian
URL: http://www.internevod.com/rus/academy/bio/k_fish/apogonidae.shtml

Небольшие (длиной не более 10-20 см), обычно ярко окрашенные - красные, желтые, зеленые, коричневые, с характерными полосами или пятнами - и очень подвижные кардиналки широко распространены в тропических водах.

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