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Ostorhinchus nanus (Allen, Kuiter & Randall, 1994)

Tiny cardinalfish
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Common names: Yellow-band cardinalfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, 300 m SW of Flores Sao Wisata Resort, Maumere, Flores, 6 m, NCIP 6109 (holotype of Apogon nanus, 2.94 cm SL) (Ref. 11893). Known from Papua to Sumatra (Ref. 47567); including Raja Ampat Islands, Manado and vicinity and Pulau Bintan (Ref. 48635). Also Ref. 45560, 90102.
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Main Ref: Allen, G.R., R.H. Kuiter and J.E. Randall, 1994
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Common names from other countries

Cardinalfish, Yellow-band cardinalfish, 倭天竺鲷, ... more

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

> Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: nanus: Name from Latin 'nanus' meaning dwarf, referring to its size being one of the smallest in the genus..
  More on authors: Allen, Kuiter & Randall.

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

marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 3 - 20 m (Ref. 48635).   Tropical

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

Western Central Pacific: Madang, Papua New Guinea; Maumere, Indonesia; and, near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 48635)

Descrição suscinta Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 7; Raios dorsais (total) : 9; Espinhos anais: 2; Raios anais : 8; Vértebras: 24. This species is distinguished by having D VI-I,9; A II,8; pectoral rays 13; lateral line scales 24; predorsal scales 5; gill rakers 7 or 8+20 or 21, excluding an indistinct rudiment on upper limb; preopercular margin serrate; preopercular ridge smooth; body depth 3.4-3.7 in SL; semi-transparent in life with golden-brown midlateral strip, bordered below by narrow silver stripe; tip of lower jaw blackish (Ref. 11893).

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in silty inshore reefs; aggregations observed hovering during the day around both soft and hard coral formations. An oral brooding male collected at Madang, papua New Guinea, contained 328 eggs, which is a relatively low number for the genus (Ref. 11893).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento 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

Allen, G.R., R.H. Kuiter and J.E. Randall, 1994. Descriptions of five new species of cardinalfishes (Apogonidae: Apogon) from Maumere Bay, Flores, Indonesia and surrounding regions. Rev. Fr. Aquariol. 21(1-2):27-38. (Ref. 11893)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

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