Humpbacked cardinalfish (Apogon hyalosoma)

Scientific name: Apogon hyalosoma Bleeker, 1852

The Humpbacked cardinalfish (Apogon hyalosoma) is a freshwater fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Asia and Oceania, Japan south to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Recorded from New Caledonia, and Micronesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Trunk rhombic, mid body below the 1st dorsal base high. Nape moderately concave, snout tip rounded. Maxillary reaching rear border of eye. A distinct black spot just in front of anal base about equal to eye diameter in width.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apogon hyalosoma
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
17.0
Depth range
0–2 m (0–7 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous; depth range 0 - 2 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia and Oceania: Japan south to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Recorded from New Caledonia, and Micronesia.
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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