Pearly cardinalfish (Zoramia perlita)

Scientific name: Zoramia perlita Fraser & Lachner, 1985

Pearly cardinalfish (Zoramia perlita)

The Pearly cardinalfish (Zoramia perlita) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, Philippines, Moluccas and Belau.

Biology

Coastal, often silty reefs or shallow lagoons, forming schools just above branching corals

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Zoramia perlita
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Philippines, Moluccas and Belau.
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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