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Halfband cardinalfish

Apogon semiornatus Peters, 1876

Status not recordedbony fish

The halfband cardinalfish (Apogon semiornatus) is a species in the family Apogonidae, order Apogoniformes.

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Quick facts about the halfband 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 halfband cardinalfish live?

Not recorded

Is the halfband 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 halfband cardinalfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderApogoniformes
  5. familyApogonidae
  6. genusApogon
  7. SpeciesApogon semiornatus Peters, 1876

Synonyms Amia diencaea, Amia semiornata, Apogon diencaeus, Apogon warreni

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Half-band cardinalfishEnglish
  • Oblique-banded cardinalfishEnglish
  • Obliquebanded cardinalfishEnglish
  • Threeband cardinalfishEnglish
  • parmovec křivopruhýCzech
  • ヤミテンジクダイJapanese
  • Cardeal-obliquoPortuguese
  • 大目側仔Chinese
  • 半飾天竺鯛Chinese
  • 大面側仔Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the halfband cardinalfish

Other species in the same genus Apogon.

Fucinata

Apogon imberbis

ApogonidaeNo free photo yet

Flamefish

Apogon maculatus

ApogonidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the halfband cardinalfish?

The halfband cardinalfish (Apogon semiornatus) belongs to the family Apogonidae in the order Apogoniformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Halfband cardinalfish (Apogon semiornatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/halfband-cardinalfish

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BibTeX
@misc{halfband_cardinalfish_2026,
  title = {Halfband cardinalfish (Apogon semiornatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/halfband-cardinalfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}