Scientific Name	Archamia bleekeri   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Günther, 1859)	Depth	1 - 30M
Chinese	布氏長鰭天竺鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	天竺鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F352　Apogonidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	布氏長鰭天竺鯛
Max Length	10 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	大面側仔、大目側仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Ambon I., Moluccas Is., Indonesia.; Jakarta [Batavia], Java, Indonesia; Padang.
Synonyms	Apogon bleekeri, Apogon notata, Archamia goni, Kurtamia bykhovskyi
Reference	1. 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；2. Shao, K. T., and J. P. Chen (1986) The New Records of Cardinalfishes from Taiwan, with a Synopsis of the Family Apogonidae. Journ. Taiwan Museum, 39(2):61-104；3. Mabuchi, K. , T. H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma and M. Nishida 2014 (1 Aug.) Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa 3846 (no. 2): 151-203.  Shao, K.T. etc. 1986 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Mabuchi, K. , T. H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma etc. 2014
Specimen List	ASIZP0056613Holotype. ASIZP0056614Paratype. ASIZP0056615Paratype. ASIZP0067136. ASIZP0067139. ASIZP0067141. ASIZP0067148. ASIZP0072983. ASIZP0072984. ASIZP0079310. ASIZP0802132. ASIZP0802133. ASIZP0802134. ASIZP0802135. ASIZP0912132. ASIZP0912133. ASIZP0912134. ASIZP0912135. BPBMI34886Paratype. BPBMI36865. NMMBP05669. NMNSF00828. NMNSF00969. NMNSF00972. NMNSF01597. RUSI37317Paratype.
Barcode	2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2016-01-28,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Bleeker's cardinalfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VI-I, 9; anal-fin rays II, 14-17; pectoral-fin rays 14. Body pale, upper part of body pale scattered with tiny melanophores, all fins transparent; some specimens with several faint bars on upper part of body; lower part of body and chin silver white. A distinct small spot at caudal base.
habitats	Found over muddy bottoms. Feeds on fish eggs and larvae, shrimps, and pelagic polychaetes. Feeds on zooplankton and other small benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: east coast of Africa south to Durban, and eastward to the Gulf of Oman, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Queensland.
Utility	No commercial value.