Orangelined cardinalfish (Taeniamia fucata)

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General data
- Main name: Orangelined cardinalfish
- Local names: Painted cardinalfish
- Climates: Tropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania
- Distribution: Red sea, Indian ocean, Pacific Ocean
Classification
- Genus: Taeniamia - Taeniamia
- Family: Apogonidae - Cardinalfishes
- Order: Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Taeniamia fucata, commonly known as the orange-lined- or painted cardinalfish, is a marine fish native to reefs from northern Australia and New Guinea, across the Indian Ocean to the east coast of Africa, and Pacific Ocean to Marshall Islands, Samoa, Tonga, and the Ryukyu Islands. It was known as Archamia fucata until 2013.