Red-striped cardinalfish (Apogon margaritophorus)

Scientific name: Apogon margaritophorus Bleeker, 1854

The Red-striped cardinalfish (Apogon margaritophorus) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, Indo-Malay Archipelago to Solomon Islands.

Biology

Mid-lateral stripe joining to stripe below over abdomen forming series of white spots between.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apogon margaritophorus
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.5
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Indo-Malay Archipelago to Solomon Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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