Mottled cardinalfish (Fowleria vaiulae)

Scientific name: Fowleria vaiulae Jordan & Seale, 1906

Mottled cardinalfish (Fowleria vaiulae)

The Mottled cardinalfish (Fowleria vaiulae) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Mottled brown with 6 to 8 pale bars and 3 to 4 dark bands radiating from the eye.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Fowleria vaiulae
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Depth range
3–25 m (10–82 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 25 m, usually 3 - 12 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, Mauritius and Rodriguez to the Line Islands and Tonga, north to the Philippines, south to northern Australia, New Caledonia and the Loyalty 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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