Archamia leai

(Waite, 1916)

Lea's Cardinalfish

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: New Caledonia, Norfolk Island and Australia.

Size: 3 inches (9 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits branching coral heads on shallow coastal reefs and usually found at depths between 3 – 50 feet (1 – 15 m) where it feeds on small fishes and crustaceans/zooplankton during evening hours.

General Husbandry: Has a pale tannish body with a pale bluish center body highlight. As of 2016, not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Percoidei

Family: Apogonidae

Subfamily: Apogoninae

Genus: Archamia/Taeniamia

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Can technically be found also listed as: Taeniamia leai.