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Sailfin cardinalfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Kurtiformes
Family: Apogonidae
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Quinca
Species:
Q. mirifica
Binomial name
Quinca mirifica

(Mees, 1966)[1]

Synonyms

Pterapogon mirifica Mees, 1966

The Sailfin cardinalfish (Quinca mirifica) is a speciesofray-finned fish from the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes, and the only member of its genus.[2] It is a large, almost all-black cardinal fish which is endemic to coral reefsinWestern Australia.[3] They are not yet common in the Aquarium trade, and are nocturnal.

References[edit]

  • ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Quinca mirifica"inFishBase. April 2006 version.
  • ^ Dianne J. Bray. "Quinca mirifica". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 23 Sep 2018.

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