Ochre-striped cardinalfish

Apogon compressus, commonly called the ochre-striped cardinalfish, is a Cardinalfish from the Indo-West Pacific.

The Ochre-striped cardinalfish lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 2 - 20 m environment.

The Ochre-striped Cardinalfish is a small, tropical marine species that can be recognised by its colour pattern. More

* Ochre-striped Cardinalfish, Apogon compressus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911) * Ring-tail Cardinalfish, Apogon aureus (Lacepède, 1802) * Capricorn Cardinalfish, Apogon capricornis (Allen & Randall, 1993) More

The Ochre-striped Cardinalfish is recognised by its blue eyes and by its colour pattern. More

Apogon compressus, commonly called the ochre-striped cardinalfish, is a Cardinalfish from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12cm in length. References - * "Apogon compressus". More

Two Ochre-striped Cardinalfish swimming between branches of dead coral. View larger image. The fish in the image were photographed by Yusri Yusuf in a dead Acropora coral patch at a depth of 6-7m at Pulau Payar Marine Park, Malaysia. More

Ochre-striped cardinalfish, Apogon compressus Ochre-striped cardinalfish, Apogon compressus Reef-flat cardinalfish, Apogon cookii Ruby cardinalfish, Apogon crassiceps Poss. More

maculates), Ochre-striped cardinalfish (Apogon compressus), Hartzfeld’s cardinalfish (Apogon hartzfeldi), Ninebanded cardinalfish (Apogon novemfasciatus), Twospot cardinalfish (Apogon pseudomaculatus), Seale’s cardinalfish (Apogon sealei). More

Common names

Apogon compressus in Catalan (Català)
Bagsang in Bikol
Blue-eye cardinalfish in English
Blue-eyed cardinal in English
Blue-eyed cardinalfish in English
Dangat in Tagalog
Hira-tenjikudai in Japanese (日本語)
Kultit in Tagbanwa Calamian
Ochre-striped cardinalfish in English
Split-banded cardinalfish in English
Suga in Tagalog
裂带天竺鲷 in Mandarin Chinese
裂帶天竺鯛 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Apogonidae
Genus : Apogon
Species : Apogon compressus
Authority : Smith & Radcliffe, 1911