Meteor cardinalfish (Apogon selas)

Scientific name: Apogon selas Randall & Hayashi, 1990

The Meteor cardinalfish (Apogon selas) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Western Pacific, southern Ryukyu Islands, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Indonesia; also Chesterfield Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Distinctive are the eye-sized black spot at the base of the tail and broad light-bordered mid-lateral orange stripe.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apogon selas
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.0
Depth range
3–45 m (10–148 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 45 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern Ryukyu Islands, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Indonesia; also Chesterfield 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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