Big red cardinalfish (Apogon unicolor)

Scientific name: Apogon unicolor Steindachner & D?derlein, 1883

Big red cardinalfish (Apogon unicolor)

The Big red cardinalfish (Apogon unicolor) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Japan, Taiwan, and Papua New Guinea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Body light-yellow and anterior margin of scales dark. Attains 14 cm SL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apogon unicolor
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Depth range
10–35 m (33–115 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 35 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, and Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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