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Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Astrapogon: Greek, astra = ray + Greek, pogon = chin, beard (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Poey.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 0 - 8 m (Ref. 40101). Tropical; - 33°S
Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA, Antilles, Caribbean (Ref. 26938) and Bahamas to Brazil.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 26938)
Adults occur in clear Thalassia testudinum beds where it often inhabits empty snail shells (Ref. 9626). Caught at night or in the early hours of the morning (Ref. 9626).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Are mouthbrooders (Ref. 240, 58877). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.3 - 28.2, mean 27.5 °C (based on 595 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00528 - 0.02384), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 173 [101, 344] mg/100g; Iron = 1.1 [0.6, 1.8] mg/100g; Protein = 19.1 [18.0, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.153 [0.087, 0.273] g/100g; Selenium = 21.7 [10.6, 42.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 105 [35, 317] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.25 [1.47, 3.30] mg/100g (wet weight);