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Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Apogon: Greek, a = without + Greek pogon = chin, beard (Ref. 45335); dianthus: From the Latin dianthus, a genus of plant, some with pink flowers, in reference to its pink body color (Ref. 43206).
More on authors: Fraser & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 18 m (Ref. 43206). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Comoros; Indonesia east to Palau and Fiji, south to Papua New Guinea.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.8 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 43206)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 7; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 9; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 8; Vertebre: 24. Lacking bars, stripes, or other markings on the fins, scales and body (Ref. 46206). Light orange-pink body, slightly translucent, tip of jaw pale red, fin rays pink with membranes clear (Ref. 46206).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Mouthbrooders. Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).
Kuiter, R.H. and T. Kozawa, 2019. Cardinal fishes of the world. Seaford, Victoria (Aquatic Photographics) and Okazaki, Aichi, Japan (Anthias, Nexus):1-198. (Ref. 126002)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 26.1 - 29.4, mean 28.6 °C (based on 1222 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 267 [142, 683] mg/100g; Iron = 1.58 [0.77, 2.85] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [17.5, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.17 [0.08, 0.39] g/100g; Selenium = 33.1 [12.4, 79.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 83.4 [22.3, 308.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.23 [1.88, 5.08] mg/100g (wet weight);