| Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes), subfamily: Apogoninae |
| 10 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
|
reef-associated; depth range 3 - 25 m |
| Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Inhaca Island (Ref. 4329) and east to the Line and Tuamoto islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and Rapa. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Body is coppery or silvery with a dark saddle on the upper half of the caudal peduncle; wedge shaped bar below eye (Ref. 2334, 48635). Greatest depth of body 2.2-2.5 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Found in protected coastal and seaward reef slopes in oceanic locations, to 15 m depth; secretive and rarely seen during daytime (Ref. 48635). Feeds on ostracods, amphipods, shrimps, and polychaetes (Ref. 37816). |
|
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
|
In range Ref. 2334. Also Ref. 90102. |
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