Half-lined cardinal (Apogon semilineatus) fish species and information / pictures of Half-lined cardinal - Apogon semilineatus

Half-lined cardinal (Apogon semilineatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Apogon semilineatus

Common Name
Half-lined cardinal

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Upper jaw tips of breeding pair protrude. Attains 12 cm TL.

Classification

Classified By
Temminck & Schlegel, 1842
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Cardinalfishes (Apogonidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Pacific
Distribution
Western Pacific: central Honshu, Japan to Taiwan and the Philippines. Also occurs in Indonesia and northwestern Australia, a new record for the northeastern Indian Ocean (Ref. 5978).
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
3 m
Depth To - meters
100 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 100 m (Ref. 9710)
Trophic Level
3.39 s.e. 0.49 Based on diet studies.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
True
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
12.0 cm
Common Length
8.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (12 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Data deficient (DD)