Bridle cardinalfish (Apogon aurolineatus)

Scientific name: Apogon aurolineatus Mowbray, 1927

The Bridle cardinalfish (Apogon aurolineatus) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, southern Florida in USA and Bahamas to Cura?ao and Venezuela, including the Gulf of Mexico.

Biology

Most common in seagrass beds, but occurs from water's edge to 75 m depth. Commonly trawled on shallow shrimp grounds.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apogon aurolineatus
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.5
Depth range
75 m (246 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 75 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Florida in USA and Bahamas to Cura?ao and Venezuela, including the Gulf of Mexico.
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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