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Flag-in cardinalfish

Jaydia ellioti (Day, 1875)

Status not recordedbony fish

The flag-in cardinalfish (Jaydia ellioti) is a species in the family Apogonidae, order Apogoniformes.

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Quick facts about the flag-in cardinalfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the flag-in cardinalfish live?

Not recorded

Is the flag-in cardinalfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the flag-in cardinalfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderApogoniformes
  5. familyApogonidae
  6. genusJaydia
  7. SpeciesJaydia ellioti (Day, 1875)

Synonyms Apogon ellioti, Apogonichthys ellioti, Apogonichtyes ellioti, Apogonicthys ellioti

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Elliot's cardinalfishEnglish
  • Flagfin cardinalfishEnglish
  • ツマグロイシモチJapanese
  • ปลาอมไข่ครีบแถบThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the flag-in cardinalfish

Other species in the same genus Jaydia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the flag-in cardinalfish?

The flag-in cardinalfish (Jaydia ellioti) belongs to the family Apogonidae in the order Apogoniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Flag-in cardinalfish (Jaydia ellioti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flag-in-cardinalfish

MLA

“Flag-in cardinalfish (Jaydia ellioti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/flag-in-cardinalfish.

BibTeX
@misc{flag_in_cardinalfish_2026,
  title = {Flag-in cardinalfish (Jaydia ellioti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flag-in-cardinalfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}