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Holapogon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Apogonidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Subfamily
  
Amioidinae

Holapogon

Similar
  
Astrapogon, Apogonichthyoides, Glossamia, Nectamia

Holapogon maximus also known as the titan cardinalfish, is a species in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. This species is the only known member of its genus. It is native to the Arabian coast and the Gulf of Oman, and it has recently been recorded from the coast of India. It lives at depths of from 83 to 100 metres (272 to 328 ft). This species grows to a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL.

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Holapogon Wikipedia