Striped cardinalfish (Apogon robbyi)

Scientific name: Apogon robbyi Gilbert & Tyler, 1997

Striped cardinalfish (Apogon robbyi)

The Striped cardinalfish (Apogon robbyi) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, Belize, Nicaragua and Jamaica.

Biology

Found in a wide variety of habitats, including grass flats, partially open sand bottoms around the bases of finger and globose sponges, tentacles of anemones, inside live conch shells, and around coral reefs and high relief structures such as artificial reefs. Presumably, striped cardinalfish leaves its daytime hovering places to forage over grass and sand flats at night.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apogon robbyi
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.6
Depth range
1–30 m (3–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Belize, Nicaragua and Jamaica.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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