Perdix cardinalfish (Apogonichthys perdix)

Scientific name: Apogonichthys perdix Bleeker, 1854

Perdix cardinalfish (Apogonichthys perdix)

The Perdix cardinalfish (Apogonichthys perdix) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea south to Inhambane and east to the Hawaiian Islands and Rapa, north to southern Japan; throughout Micronesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Olive brown with irregular dark spots and streaks; speckled fins; normally with a dark line from eye to origin of LL and stripe from eye to angle of preopercle. Developed gill rakers 5-7. A distinctive small white spot centrally at base of caudal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apogonichthys perdix
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Common length
3.6
Depth range
6–65 m (20–213 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 65 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Inhambane and east to the Hawaiian Islands and Rapa, north to southern Japan; throughout Micronesia.
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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