Graceful-tailed cardinalfish (Pseudamiops gracilicauda)

Scientific name: Pseudamiops gracilicauda Lachner, 1953

Graceful-tailed cardinalfish (Pseudamiops gracilicauda)

The Graceful-tailed cardinalfish (Pseudamiops gracilicauda) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Chagos Islands to the Hawaiian Islands, north to Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and Rapa.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudamiops gracilicauda
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Common length
3.4
Depth range
5–30 m (16–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Chagos Islands to the Hawaiian Islands, north to Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and Rapa.
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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