Slender cardinalfish (species: Rhabdamia gracilis) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Rhabdamia gracilis
Slender cardinalfish


©Graham Edgar: Rhabdamia gracilis at Horseshoe Reef, Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Rhabdamia gracilis at Cobia Hole, Lizard Island. These individuals have no markings but there can be black tips on one or both tail lobes and/or a small black spot on the lower tail base (Allen and Erdmann, 2012).

©Anne Hoggett: Rhabdamia gracilis at Cobia Hole, Lizard Island.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Apogonidae
Genus Rhabdamia
Species Rhabdamia gracilis

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Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

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Depth range

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Grutter, A.S. (1997). Effect of the removal of cleaner fish on the abundance and species composition of reef fish, Oecologia, 111: 137-143. LIRS catalog number 504.
  • Heiniger, H. and R.D. Adlard (2012). Host specificity and local infection dynamics of Kudoa leptacanthae n. sp. (Multivalvulida: Kudoidae) from the pericardial cavity of two Zoramia spp. (Perciformes: Apogonidae) at Lizard Island lagoon, Queensland, Australia. Parasitology International, 61: 697-706. LIRS catalog number 1582.
  • Heiniger, H. and R.D. Adlard (2013). Molecular identification of cryptic species of Ceratomyxa Thélohan, 1892 (Myxosporea: Bivalvulida) including the description of eight novel species from apogonid fishes (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Australian waters. Acta Parasitologica, 58: 342-360. LIRS catalog number 1697.
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