Many-banded cardinal-fish (Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus)

Scientific name: Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus Weber, 1909

Many-banded cardinal-fish (Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus)

The Many-banded cardinal-fish (Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Indonesia, the Arafura Sea and northwestern Australia.

Biology

Nocturnal species which occurs inshore, over soft bottom.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, the Arafura Sea and northwestern Australia.
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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