| Threadfin cardinalfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Genus: | Apogon |
| Species: | A. leptacanthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Apogon leptacanthus |
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Also known as the bluestreak cardinalfish,[1] it is one of the cardinalfishes.
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Red Sea and Mozambique Island to Samoa and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia and Micronesia.[2]
A translucent fish with vertical iridescent blue lines on the head and front of body. It grows up to 6 cm in length. In juveniles the blue lines are missing.
Adults occur in small aggregations from 1m to at least 12m depth, usually close to branching coral, in sheltered bays and lagoons.