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Phaeoptyx xenus in life
In life — Sponge Cardinalfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Sue, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sue
BPBM 38617Ichthyology

Phaeoptyx xenus

Sponge Cardinalfish

As recorded: Phaeoptyx xenus (Böhlke & Randall, 1968)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall
Date
July 21, 1999
Locality
Belize; Glover Reef; patch reef in lagoon off Manta Resort
Island
Belize
Depth
5 m
Record type
Preserved specimen

Collected the same day

On July 21, 1999, J.E. Randall also collected 1 other specimen.

Cite this specimen

Phaeoptyx xenus. BPBM 38617. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37979862. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/38617.

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