Weed cardinalfish (Foa brachygramma)

Scientific name: Foa brachygramma Jenkins, 1903

Weed cardinalfish (Foa brachygramma)

The Weed cardinalfish (Foa brachygramma) is a freshwater fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands, north to southern Japan; Mariana Islands in Micronesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Foa brachygramma
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Depth range
0–134 m (0–440 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 134 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands, north to southern Japan; Mariana Islands in Micronesia.
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.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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