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Flamefish

Apogon maculatus (Poey, 1860)

Status not recordedbony fish

The flamefish (Apogon maculatus) is a species in the family Apogonidae, order Apogoniformes.

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Quick facts about the flamefish

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 flamefish live?

Not recorded

Is the flamefish 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 flamefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderApogoniformes
  5. familyApogonidae
  6. genusApogon
  7. SpeciesApogon maculatus (Poey, 1860)

Synonyms Apogon sellicauda, Monoprion maculatus

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Flame cardinalfishEnglish
  • Saddletailed cardinalfishEnglish
  • Spotted cardinalfishEnglish
  • 斑紋天竺鯛Chinese
  • parmovec poskvrněnýCzech
  • CardenalSpanish
  • Apogon flamboyantFrench
  • CorraPapiamento
  • Apogon ognistyPolish
  • PiranemaPortuguese
  • 斑纹天竺鲷Chinese
  • cardenal manchadoSpanish
  • Kòrá wowo pretuPapiamento
  • Cardeal-fogoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the flamefish

Other species in the same genus Apogon.

Fucinata

Apogon imberbis

ApogonidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the flamefish?

The flamefish (Apogon maculatus) belongs to the family Apogonidae in the order Apogoniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Flamefish (Apogon maculatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flamefish

MLA

“Flamefish (Apogon maculatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/flamefish.

BibTeX
@misc{flamefish_2026,
  title = {Flamefish (Apogon maculatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flamefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}