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Rhabdamia

Rhabdamia nigrimentum

(Smith, 1961)

Blackchin Cardnalfish

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Western Indian Ocean: Ocean: Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba.

Size: 2 inches (5 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow lagoon reef caves and usually found at depths between 20 – 50 feet (6 – 15 m) where it feeds on crustaceans/zooplankton during evening hours.

General Husbandry: Has an elongated transparent body with its lower jaw quite dark. As of 2016, not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Percoidei

    Family: Apogonidae

    Subfamily: Apogoninae

    Genus: Rhabdamia

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Rhabdamia nigrimentum (Blackchin Cardnalfish)
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