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Apogonichthyoides melas (Bleeker, 1848)

Black cardinalfish
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Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Reported from southern Taiwan (Ref. 47843, 48451).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Shao, K.-T., S.-C. Shen, T.-S. Chiu and C.-S. Tzeng, 1992
National Database: The Fish Database of Taiwan

Common names from other countries

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology:   More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 1 - 15 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 30°N - 18°S

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Western Pacific: Malaysia to Moluccas, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals. Reported from New Caledonia (Ref. 11889).

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 48635)

Descrição breve Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 8; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 9; Espinhos anais: 2; Raios anais moles: 8.

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Found in shallow well protected coastal bays, commonly found under jetties, hiding in dark areas (Ref. 48635); also in inshore rocky areas and among branching coral (Ref. 9710).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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