Dwarf cardinalfish (Apogon mosavi)

Scientific name: Apogon mosavi Dale, 1977

Dwarf cardinalfish (Apogon mosavi)

The Dwarf cardinalfish (Apogon mosavi) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, Bahamas to Haiti and Jamaica.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apogon mosavi
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas to Haiti and Jamaica.
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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