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Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Rhabdamia: Greek, rhabdos = stick + Greek, amia = a kind of shark (Ref. 45335); spilota: Name from Greek 'spilota' meaning spot, referring to the distinctive spot above the pectoral fin..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 20 - 55 m (Ref. 11894). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 48635)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 7; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 9; Afterflossenstacheln: 2; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 12; Wirbelzahl: 24. This species is distinguished by having D VI-I,9; A II,12; pectoral rays 13; total gill rakers on first arch 7+22; preopercular margin and ridge finely smooth; body very slender, depth 3.7-3.8 in SL; body semi transparent, whitish in life with 3-4 small dark spots midlaterally on operculum and above basal part of pectoral fin (Ref. 11894).
Swims in tight pairs (Ref. 48635); observed to occur in large aggregation around rocky outcrops with gorgonian fans and crinoids on steep slopes. Swims actively during the day above isolated coral heads to feed on zooplankton (Ref. 48635).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).
Yoshida, T., K. Mabuchi and H. Motomura, 2018. Rhabdamia novaluna, a new species of cardinalfish (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from the western Pacific Ocean, with comments on the synonymy of Rhabdamia gracilis. Ichthyol. Res. 66(1):129-139. (Ref. 129520)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [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 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).