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Teleostei (teleosts) > Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: ocellicaudus: Name from Latin word meaning eyepot-tailed, referring to its most distinctive feature..
More on authors: Allen, Kuiter & Randall.

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Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 30 m (Ref. 11893). Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea and Maumere Bay, Flores, Indonesia and Philippines; also known from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Australia (Ref. 90102).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635)

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Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 24. This species is distinguished by having D VII-I,9; A II,8; pectoral rays 14; lateral line scales 24; predorsal scales 5; gill rakers 3+15 (rarely14), excluding 2-3 rudiments on upper limb; preopercular margin serrate; preopercular ridge very weakly serrate around angle; body depth 2.9-3.4 in SL; semi-transparent in life with blackish tripe on snout and prominent ocellated black spot covering most of the caudal-fin base (Ref. 11893).

Occurs on sand or rubble slopes. Seen during the day around ledges at the base of large coral formations. In pairs or groups (Ref 90102).

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Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).

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Allen, G.R., R.H. Kuiter and J.E. Randall, 1994. Descriptions of five new species of cardinalfishes (Apogonidae: Apogon) from Maumere Bay, Flores, Indonesia and surrounding regions. Rev. Fr. Aquariol. 21(1-2):27-38. (Ref. 11893)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 05 February 2021

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 26.3 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 124 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00201 - 0.01253), b=3.26 (3.04 - 3.48), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.4 ±0.4 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).

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