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Split-banded cardinal fish

Apogon compressus

Description:

Up to 12 cm (5 in.). Pinkish with reddish brown stripes and blue eye. Short stripe from upper eye to above pectoral fin. Form aggregations

Habitat:

Malaysian peninsule to Solomon I. SW Japan to E Australia. Shelter within branching corals or inside crevices of protected lagoon and seaward reefs to 10 m.

Notes:

http://www.fishbase.us/summary/Apogon-co... http://www.amazon.com/Reef-Fish-Identifi...

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Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines

Spotted on Oct 6, 2012
Submitted on Nov 25, 2012

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