Scientific Name	Pseudamia hayashii   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	Randall, Lachner & Fraser, 1985	Depth	2 - 64M
Chinese	林氏擬天竺鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	天竺鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F352　Apogonidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	林氏擬天竺鯛
Max Length	10 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大面側仔、大目側仔、圓鱗擬天竺鯛
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	LanI Is.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Coral reef with caves, w. end of Ngargol I., Palau Is., 6.1-12.2 m.
Synonyms	Pseudamia hayashi, Pseudamia sp., Pseudamiops sp. 1
Reference	Randall, J. E., E.A. Lachner and T.H. Fraser (1985) Revision of the Indo-Pacific apogonid fish genus Pseudamia, with descriptions of three new species.. Indo-Pac. Fish. (6):23 p.；Fishbase(2006)  Randall, J. E., E. A. Lachner etc. 1985 Mabuchi, K. , T. H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma etc. 2014
Specimen List	NMMBP03122.
Common Name	Hayashi's cardinalfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VI-I, 8; anal-fin rays II, 8; pectoral-fin rays 15-17. Body depth 3.9-4.25 times in standard length; body translucent with a reddish cast, with iridescence particularly on abdomen and operculum predominated by golden hues; caudal fin dusky; 1st and 2nd dorsal and anal fin pale to dusky or blackish, other fins are clear with pink rays; anterior nostril without long flap; caudal fin rounded.
habitats	Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs; hides in small caves and under ledges. Feeds on zooplankton and other small benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Gulf of Aden to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia.
Utility	No commercial value.