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Tiger cardinalfish

Jaydia striata (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

Status not recordedbony fish

The tiger cardinalfish (Jaydia striata) is a species in the family Apogonidae, order Apogoniformes.

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Quick facts about the tiger 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 tiger cardinalfish live?

Not recorded

Is the tiger 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 tiger cardinalfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderApogoniformes
  5. familyApogonidae
  6. genusJaydia
  7. SpeciesJaydia striata (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

Synonyms Amia striata, Apogon striata, Apogon striatus, Apogonichthys striatus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Multi-bar cardinalfishEnglish
  • 大目側仔Chinese
  • 大面側仔Chinese
  • 條紋天竺鯛Chinese
  • 橫帶天竺鯛Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tiger cardinalfish

Other species in the same genus Jaydia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tiger cardinalfish?

The tiger cardinalfish (Jaydia striata) 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). Tiger cardinalfish (Jaydia striata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tiger-cardinalfish

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“Tiger cardinalfish (Jaydia striata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tiger-cardinalfish.

BibTeX
@misc{tiger_cardinalfish_2026,
  title = {Tiger cardinalfish (Jaydia striata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tiger-cardinalfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}