Transparent cardinalfish (Apogon crassiceps)

Scientific name: Apogon crassiceps Garman, 1903

Transparent cardinalfish (Apogon crassiceps)

The Transparent cardinalfish (Apogon crassiceps) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific. Replaced by Apogon coccineus from the Red Sea to Persian Gulf and by Apogon erythrinus in the Hawaiian Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Resembles A. unicolor but distinguished by fewer spines in the 1st dorsal fin (6 against 7), large scales, and fewer lateral line scales (23 against 25). Body color uniformly dark reddish, each scale mottled with brown. Attains 10 cm TL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apogon crassiceps
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.9
Common length
4.5
Depth range
18–55 m (59–180 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 18 - 55 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific. Replaced by Apogon coccineus from the Red Sea to Persian Gulf and by Apogon erythrinus in the Hawaiian 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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