Naked cardinalfish (Gymnapogon annona)

Scientific name: Gymnapogon annona Whitley, 1936

The Naked cardinalfish (Gymnapogon annona) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, endemic to Australia. Reported from Taiwan.

Biology

Pale-yellow translucent with yellow fins and eye green-blue.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gymnapogon annona
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: endemic to Australia. Reported from Taiwan.
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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