Timor cardinalfish (Apogonichthyoides timorensis)

Scientific name: Apogonichthyoides timorensis Bleeker, 1854

The Timor cardinalfish (Apogonichthyoides timorensis) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea and southern Oman south to Natal, South Africa and east to the western Pacific where it occurs from Japan to northern Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Coppery brown to yellowish with an oblique black line below eye; may have three faint, dusky bars on sides.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Apogonichthyoides timorensis
Family: Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 9.0
Depth range: 0–12 m (0–39 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 12 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and southern Oman south to Natal, South Africa and east to the western Pacific where it occurs from Japan to northern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)