Candystripe cardinalfish (Apogon endekataenia)

Scientific name: Apogon endekataenia Bleeker, 1852

The Candystripe cardinalfish (Apogon endekataenia) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Tokyo Bay to Taiwan and southward along the western Pacific. Reported from Samoa.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Closely resemble A. doederleini, but distinguished in having longitudinal stripes in its sides, and a black ocellus equal to eye diameter on the base of its caudal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apogon endekataenia
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Tokyo Bay to Taiwan and southward along the western Pacific. Reported from Samoa.
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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