Phantom cardinalfish (Lachneratus phasmaticus)

Scientific name: Lachneratus phasmaticus Fraser & Struhsaker, 1991

Phantom cardinalfish (Lachneratus phasmaticus)

The Phantom cardinalfish (Lachneratus phasmaticus) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Hawaiian Islands westward into the Indian Ocean.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lachneratus phasmaticus
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.4
Depth range
3–104 m (10–341 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 3 - 104 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Hawaiian Islands westward into the Indian Ocean.
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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