Gelatinous cardinalfish (Pseudamia gelatinosa)

Scientific name: Pseudamia gelatinosa Smith, 1956

Gelatinous cardinalfish (Pseudamia gelatinosa)

The Gelatinous cardinalfish (Pseudamia gelatinosa) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 24. Body translucent when fresh; sides and ventral part of head light golden to silvery iridescent; head and body with large brown spots with golden dot on the center; dusky peritoneum with numerous black dots. Anterior nostril with long, darkly pigmented membranous flap. Dorsal part of caudal fin sometimes with an indistinct dark spot. 39-43 scales in longitudinal series. This species has fewer gill rakers and anal fin rays than P. amblyuroptera.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudamia gelatinosa
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Depth range
1–64 m (3–210 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 64 m, usually 1 - 40 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to French Polynesia, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Sydney Harbor, New South Wales (Australia). Not yet reported from the Persian Gulf, India, Malaysia, Lord Howe Island, Hawaiian Islands, Marquesan Islands, Pitcairn Group, and Easter Island. Recently recorded from India.
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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