Bronze cardinalfish (Astrapogon alutus)

Scientific name: Astrapogon alutus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

The Bronze cardinalfish (Astrapogon alutus) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, North Carolina, USA and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to northern coast of Venezuela; absent from Bahamas.

Species facts

Scientific name
Astrapogon alutus
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.5
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to northern coast of Venezuela; absent from Bahamas.
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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