Lea's Cardinalfish, Archamia leai Waite, 1916

Scientific name: Archamia leai
Lea's Cardinalfish, <i>Archamia lead</i> Click to enlarge image
A Lea's Cardinalfish, Archamia leai, at a depth of 8m, Cook Island, off Tweed Heads, northern New South Wales, 21 August 2012. The fish in the background is probably a Fourline Cardinalfish, Apogon doederleini. The species was described by Australian Museum Curator of Ichthyology Edgar Ravenswood Waite in 1916. Image: Ian Shaw
© Ian Shaw

Fast Facts

  • Classification
    Genus
    Archamia
    Species
    leai
    Family
    Apogonidae
    Order
    Perciformes
    Class
    Actinopterygii
    Subphylum
    Vertebrata
    Phylum
    Chordata
    Kingdom
    Animalia
  • Size Range
    9 cm

Identification

Lea's Cardinalfish is yellow-brown dorsally and pale below. It has a pair of silver lines through the eyes and dark bars on the sides of the body, the widest of which is below the second dorsal fin. The species was described by Australian Museum Curator of Ichthyology Edgar Ravenswood Waite in 1916.

Distribution

It occurs in Queensland waters.

The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Click on the map for detailed information. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

References

  1. Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & G.R. Allen. 2006. Fishes. In Beesley, P.L. & A. Wells. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia. parts 1-3, pages 1-2178.
  2. Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.