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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Apogonidae Cardinalfishes
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Jaydia

(See list of species below)


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19 species (see list below)

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Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
 
Jaydia albomarginatus
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Jaydia argyrogaster (Weber, 1909)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Jaydia argyrogaster
[Silvermouth siphonfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Jaydia carinatus (Cuvier, 1828)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Jaydia carinatus
[Ocellate cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
Jaydia catalai (Fourmanoir, 1973)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Jaydia catalai
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Jaydia ellioti (Day, 1875)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Jaydia ellioti
[Flag-in cardinal-fish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
 
Jaydia erythrophthalma
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Jaydia hungi
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Jaydia lineata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Jaydia lineata
[Indian perch]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Jaydia melanopus (Weber, 1911)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Jaydia melanopus
[Monster cardinal-fish]

Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
Jaydia novaeguineae (Valenciennes, 1832)

Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.
 
Jaydia novaeguineae
[]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Jaydia photogaster (Gon & Allen, 1998)

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.
 
Jaydia photogaster
[Silverbelly cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Jaydia poecilopterus (Cuvier, 1828)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Jaydia poecilopterus
[Pearly-finned cardinalfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Jaydia quartus
[]

Photo by Saravanan, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12.3 cm TL
Jaydia queketti (Gilchrist, 1903)

Photo by Saravanan, R.
 
Jaydia queketti
[Spotfin cardinal]

Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Jaydia smithi Kotthaus, 1970

Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.
 
Jaydia smithi
[Smith's cardinalfish]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Jaydia striata (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Jaydia striata
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
 
Jaydia striatodes
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Jaydia tchefouensis
[]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Jaydia truncata (Bleeker, 1855)

Photo by Osmany, H.B.
 
Jaydia truncata
[Flagfin cardinalfish]
19 Species of Family Apogonidae with Genus Jaydia
(Cardinalfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1912 Jaydia albomarginatus Western Central Pacific. 10.2 SL
1909 Jaydia argyrogaster Silvermouth siphonfish Western Central Pacific 6 TL
1828 Jaydia carinatus Ocellate cardinalfish Western Pacific 15 TL
1973 Jaydia catalai Western Central Pacific 5.4 SL
1875 Jaydia ellioti Flag-in cardinal-fish Indo-West Pacific 16 TL
2015 Jaydia erythrophthalma Western Pacific 5.9 SL
1965 Jaydia hungi Western Indian Ocean
1842 Jaydia lineata Indian perch Indo-West Pacific 9 TL
1911 Jaydia melanopus Monster cardinal-fish Western Pacific 11 TL
1832 Jaydia novaeguineae Indo-Pacific 8.9 SL
1998 Jaydia photogaster Silverbelly cardinalfish Western Pacific 6 TL
1828 Jaydia poecilopterus Pearly-finned cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 14 SL
2000 Jaydia quartus Western Indian Ocean
1903 Jaydia queketti Spotfin cardinal Western Indian Ocean 12.3 TL
1970 Jaydia smithi Smith's cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 10 SL
1912 Jaydia striata Western Central Pacific 5.5 SL
1997 Jaydia striatodes Indo-West Pacific
1942 Jaydia tchefouensis Northwest Pacific
1855 Jaydia truncata Flagfin cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 15 TL



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