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Rhabdamia novaluna Western luminous cardinalfish, New-moon Cardinalfish

Rhabdamia novaluna is commonly referred to as Western luminous cardinalfish, New-moon Cardinalfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Jim Greenfield, Großbritannien

Foto: Lembeh-Straße, Sulawesi, Indonesien


Courtesy of the author Jim Greenfield, Großbritannien . Please visit www.oceaneyephoto.com for more information.

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lexID:
16018 
AphiaID:
1494068 
Scientific:
Rhabdamia novaluna 
German:
Kardinalbarsch 
English:
Western Luminous Cardinalfish, New-moon Cardinalfish 
Category:
Cardinali 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Kurtiformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Rhabdamia (Genus) > novaluna (Species) 
Initial determination:
Yoshida, Mabuchi & Motomura, 2018 
Occurrence:
Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Marschall Islands, Okinawa, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Western Pacific Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
5 - 7 Meter 
Size:
1.57" - 1.97" (4cm - 5cm) 
Temperature:
78.8 °F - 29,0 °F (26°C - 29,0°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Copepods, Crustacean larvae , Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Mysis 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-11-01 20:47:48 

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Rhabdamia novaluna is a small cardinalfish that can typically be observed in the ocean swimming in close pairs or in large schools.

The body of this cardinalfish is transparent pale grayish, it is silvery reflective on the head and belly, with a bluish white and blackish midlines.

Similar species: Rhabdamia gracilis (Bleeker 1856).

Etymology. The specific name "novaluna" is derived from Latin meaning "new moon", in reference to the subdermal black spot or blotch on the base of the caudal fin.

We sincerely thank Jim Greenfield, UK, for the photo sent.

External links

  1. Cardinalfishes of the World - Download (en). Abgerufen am 28.10.2023.
  2. Rhabdamia novaluna, a new species of cardinalfish (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from the western Pacific Ocean, with comments on the synonymy of Rhabdamia gracilis (en). Abgerufen am 26.10.2023.
  3. SpringerLink (en). Abgerufen am 26.10.2023.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 26.10.2023.

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Foto: Lembeh-Straße, Sulawesi, Indonesien

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