| Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes), subfamily: Apogoninae |
| 4.96 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 32 m |
| Western Pacific: Japan, the Marshall Islands, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Australia and Fiji; |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 12-12; Vertebrae: 24-24. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D VI-I, 9; anal-fin rays II,12; pectoral-fin rays 12-13 (usually 13); developed gill rakers 26-31 (modally 28-29); total gill rakers (including rudiments) 27-31 (28); body depth at second dorsal-fin origin 25.5-33.1% of SL (mean 30.2%). Colouration: with a black stripe from jaw tips to anterior margin of orbit; black pigmentation lining the margin of caudal-fin rays; a subdermal black blotch or spot on the lower caudal peduncle; no reddish-brown to blackish blotches on the opercle and anterior portion of body (Ref. 129520). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 August 2023 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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