Apogonops anomalus Ogilby, 1896
Threespine cardinalfish
Apogonops anomalus
photo by CSIRO

 Family:  Acropomatidae (Lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses)
 Max. size:  15 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 0 - 600 m
 Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: Endemic to Australia.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 6-7; Vertebrae: 25-25. Adults have a pair of opercular spines dorsally and are olive-brown dorsally and silvery-white ventrally (Ref. 33616).
 Biology:  A temperate species occurring in a wide range of habitats and depths from estuaries to the continental slope, but most common in outer shelf and upper slope waters (Ref. 9563, 33616). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 57178.
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Binohlan, Crispina B. - 01.08.95
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 06.06.17
 Checked by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 11.09.95

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