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Apogon seminigracaudus Greenfield, 2007
Darktail cardinalfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Apogon: Greek, a = without + Greek pogon = chin, beard (Ref. 45335); seminigracaudus: Named for the black pigment on the lower half of the caudal fin.
More on author: Greenfield.
Etymology: Apogon: Greek, a = without + Greek pogon = chin, beard (Ref. 45335); seminigracaudus: Named for the black pigment on the lower half of the caudal fin.
More on author: Greenfield.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 30 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
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Western Pacific: Japan south to Indonesia east to Fiji.
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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Characterized by having dorsal fin rays VI-I, 9; anal fin rays II,8; pectoral fin rays 14; pelvic fin rays I, 5; pored lateral line scales 24; predorsal scales 6; circumpeduncular scales 12 (Ref. 93839). Further characterized by semi-transparent red color; caudal peduncle with broad blackish stripe midlaterally, extending onto lower half of caudal fin; greatest depth of body 2.8-3.1 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Solitary and secretive, found in patch or fringing reefs near shore, often in silty conditions (Ref 90102).
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Greenfield, D.W., 2007. Apogon seminigracaudus, a new cardinalfish species previously misidentified as Apogon fuscus (Teleostei: Apogonidae). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 58(17):361-366. (Ref. 75875)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 August 2023
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