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Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Apogon: Greek, a = without + Greek pogon = chin, beard (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 20 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 30°N - 28°S
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30874); common length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37816)
Indo-Pacific: Rodriquez (Ref. 33390); then Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean (Ref. 30874) to the Tuamoto Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Rapa.
Occurs in sheltered reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Usually only found at night to depths of 25 m (Ref. 48635). Solitary and secretive (Ref 90102).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01095 (-0.15802 - 0.17993), b=3.07167 (2.98303 - 3.16030), based on LWR estimates for this genus-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .