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Archamia

Archamia mozambiquensis

(Smith, 1961)

Mozambique Cardinalfish

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Western Indian Ocean: Zanzibar, Tanzania to Sodwana, South Africa.

Size: 3 inches (8 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits branching coral heads and rocky areas on seaward reefs and usually found at depths between 3 – 65 feet (1 – 20 m) where it feeds on small fishes and crustaceans/zooplankton during evening hours.

General Husbandry: Has a pale greyish body with a black spot on its caudal peduncle. 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 mozambiquensis.

 Archamia mozambiquensis (Mozambique Cardinalfish)
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