Spotted-gill cardinalfish (Apogon chrysopomus)

Scientific name: Apogon chrysopomus Bleeker, 1854

The Spotted-gill cardinalfish (Apogon chrysopomus) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, ranges from the Indo-Malay Archipelago to New Guinea and Solomon Islands.

Biology

Adults with orange spots on cheek and young with black body lines.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apogon chrysopomus
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: ranges from the Indo-Malay Archipelago to New Guinea and Solomon Islands.
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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