White-jawed cardinalfish (Pseudamia amblyuroptera)

Scientific name: Pseudamia amblyuroptera Bleeker, 1856

White-jawed cardinalfish (Pseudamia amblyuroptera)

The White-jawed cardinalfish (Pseudamia amblyuroptera) is a brackish-water fish of the family Apogonidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 24. When fresh, body translucent gray, thorax and abdomen light golden; variable sized brown spots on head; golden operculum with close-set blackish spots forming broad dark stripes. Caudal fin base with a large, round, dark brown spot. Anterior nostril with long, darkly pigmented membranous flap. Posterior half of upper jaw almost white, usually with a small dark spot on the side of maxilla. Second dorsal spine longest. 39-41 scales in longitudinal series. Convex interorbital space.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudamia amblyuroptera
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.5
Depth range
0–30 m (0–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Singapore, Java, Borneo, Philippines, Moluccas, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Palau, and Yap in the western Caroline Islands. Recently reported from Tonga.
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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