Blackstripe cardinalfish (Apogon nigrofasciatus)

Scientific name: Apogon nigrofasciatus Lachner, 1953

The Blackstripe cardinalfish (Apogon nigrofasciatus) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Body with 5 broad uniform dark brown to black stripes (suffused with red), the midlateral one ending in a dark spot at caudal base. Mouth oblique; anterior preopercular margin smooth, posterior serrate.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apogon nigrofasciatus
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Common length
7.0
Depth range
1–35 m (3–115 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 35 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: known only from the Red Sea and Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean; ranging to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia and Rapa. Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique.
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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