Species sheet
Coral cardinalfish
Sphaeramia nematoptera (Bleeker, 1856)
AnimalsApogons or cardinals
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
New Caledonia
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Pajama cardinalfishBritish English
- Pyjama cardinalfishBritish English
- Spotted cardinalfish British English
- Pyjamas-kardinalfiskDanish (Denmark)
- Pyjama-Kardinalbarsch German (Germany)
- Pez cardenal pijamaEuropean Spanish
- Apogon-pyjamaFrench (France)
- Poisson cardinal pyjamaFrench (France)
- Pesce cardinale pigiama Italian (Italy)
- Manjû-ishimochiJapanese (Japan)
Other invalid scientific names
- Apogon nematopterus
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, MITEL Cédric in : DORIS, 08/01/2020 : Sphaeramia nematoptera (Bleeker, 1856), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2329
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Sphaeramia nematoptera (Bleeker, 1856), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1796
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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