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Timor cardinal

Apogonichthyoides timorensis (Bleeker, 1854)

Status not recordedbony fish

The timor cardinal (Apogonichthyoides timorensis) is a species in the family Apogonidae, order Apogoniformes.

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Quick facts about the timor cardinal

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 timor cardinal live?

Not recorded

Is the timor cardinal 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 timor cardinal classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderApogoniformes
  5. familyApogonidae
  6. genusApogonichthyoides
  7. SpeciesApogonichthyoides timorensis (Bleeker, 1854)

Synonyms Apogon darnleyensis, Apogon fraxineus, Apogon striatus, Apogon timorensis, Apogonichthyoides fraxineus, Apogonichthys darnleyensis

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Timor cardinalfishEnglish
  • parmovec timorskýCzech
  • カクレイシモチJapanese
  • Cardeal-de-TimorPortuguese
  • 大目側仔Chinese
  • カクレテンジクダイJapanese
  • 大面側仔Chinese
  • 帝汶似天竺魚Chinese
  • 帝汶似天竺鯛Chinese
  • 綠身天竺鯛Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the timor cardinal

Other species in the same genus Apogonichthyoides.

Bullseye

Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis

ApogonidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the timor cardinal?

The timor cardinal (Apogonichthyoides timorensis) 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). Timor cardinal (Apogonichthyoides timorensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/timor-cardinal

MLA

“Timor cardinal (Apogonichthyoides timorensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/timor-cardinal.

BibTeX
@misc{timor_cardinal_2026,
  title = {Timor cardinal (Apogonichthyoides timorensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/timor-cardinal},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}