Scientific Name	Apogon coccineus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Rüppell, 1838	Depth	8 - 35M
Chinese	透明紅天竺鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	天竺鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F352　Apogonidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	透明紅天竺鯛
Max Length	6 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大面側仔、大目側仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea
Synonyms	Apogon campbelli, Apogon erythrinus, Apogon kominatoensis
Reference	1. Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research； 2. Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text)；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.  Mabuchi, K. , T. H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma etc. 2014
Specimen List	ASIZP0055922. ASIZP0057511. ASIZP0061925. ASIZP0062147. NMMBP03132. NMMSTP00849. NTOUP200801-013. NTUM08552. USNM00212956. USNM00212957. USNM00212958. USNM00212959. USNM00212960. USNM00212961. USNM00212962. USNM00212963. USNM00212964. USNM00212965. USNM00212966. USNM00212967. USNM00212968. USNM00212969. USNM00212970. USNM00212971. USNM00213792. USNM00268365.
Common Name	Ruby cardinalfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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