Little tailband cardinalfish (Apogon caudicinctus)

Scientific name: Apogon caudicinctus Randall & Smith, 1988

Little tailband cardinalfish (Apogon caudicinctus)

The Little tailband cardinalfish (Apogon caudicinctus) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 24. Body color transparent red, edges of dorsal body scales dark, diffused blackish bar across posterior half of caudal peduncle; depth 2.95-3.45 in SL. Long and slender caudal peduncle 3.30-3.35 in SL. Second dorsal spine longest, 1.45-1.80 in HL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apogon caudicinctus
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.4
Depth range
0–12 m (0–39 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 12 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: R?union Island, and Mauritius east to the Pitcairn Group, including Rapa Island in the south-central Pacific, north to Bonin/ Ogasawara Islands and Ryukyu Islands.
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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