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Apogonichthyoides melas (Bleeker, 1848)

Black cardinalfish
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Nguyen, H.P., P. Le Trong, N.T. Nguyen, P.D. Nguyen, N. Do Thi Nhu and V.L. Nguyen, 1995
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from central Vietnam (Ref. 12846).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nguyen, H.P., P. Le Trong, N.T. Nguyen, P.D. Nguyen, N. Do Thi Nhu and V.L. Nguyen, 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Blackspot cardinalfish, 大目侧仔, Sebekah hitam, ... more

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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

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

समुद्री प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 1 - 15 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 30°N - 18°S

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | Point map | भूमिका | Faunafri

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

आकार / वज़न / Age

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

Short description पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 8; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 9; गुदा कांटा: 2; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 8.

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ 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 | पुनरुत्पत्ति | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | लार्वा

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

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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