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Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Astrapogon: Greek, astra = ray + Greek, pogon = chin, beard (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated. Subtropical; 37°N - 9°N
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to northern coast of Venezuela; absent from Bahamas.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Occurs in Thalassia testudium beds (Ref. 9626).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Are mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). DDistinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.7 - 28.2, mean 27.1 °C (based on 417 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00528 - 0.02384), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 139 [63, 357] mg/100g; Iron = 1.41 [0.65, 2.73] mg/100g; Protein = 19.7 [18.4, 21.0] %; Omega3 = 0.261 [0.112, 0.612] g/100g; Selenium = 16 [5, 40] μg/100g; VitaminA = 46.2 [11.2, 206.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.82 [1.00, 3.01] mg/100g (wet weight);