Eightspine cardinalfish (Neamia octospina)

Scientific name: Neamia octospina Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Eightspine cardinalfish (Neamia octospina)

The Eightspine cardinalfish (Neamia octospina) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa to the Philippines and Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Body uniformly pinkish-yellow; dark radial cheek bars present around the lower part of the eyes. The last (8th) spine of the 1st dorsal fin joined to the second dorsal fin by a membrane. Caudal fin rounded.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Neamia octospina
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Depth range
3–5 m (10–16 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 5 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Philippines and Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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