Quinca mirifica

Quinca mirifica
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Apogonidae
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Quinca [1]
Mees, 1966
Species: Q. mirifica
Binomial name
Quinca mirifica
(Mees, 1966)
Synonyms

Pterapogon mirifica Mees, 1966

Quinca mirifica also known as the Sailfin cardinalfish is a species of cardinalfish family Apogonidae and the only member of its genus. It is endemic to coral reefs in Australia. They are not yet common in the Aquarium trade, and are nocturnal.

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