Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas; estuarina associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 1 - 97 m (Ref. 2142), usually 1 - 35 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and scattered localities in East Africa, Seychelles, India, Sri Lanka, the Indo-Malayan region, and Hong Kong; south to Australia; east to Fiji.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.2 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 125969); peso máx. Publicado: 28.00 g (Ref. 125969)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 8; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 9; Espinhos anais: 2; Raios anais moles: 8; Vértebras: 24. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D VII+I,9; A II,8-9; greatest body depth 2.5-2.9 SL; head and body with ctenoid scales; preopercle ridge is smooth, edges serrate; no supramaxilla; with basisphenoid; a pair of reduced uroneurals present or absent; epurals 3; free hypurals 5; parhypural are separate; forked caudal fin; head and/or body with one or more light or dark stripes (Ref. 96888). Colour of body mauve on upper back, grading to yellow orange on sides with pair of blue stripes on snout continuing through eye; dark spots along lateral line; caudal fin base with a distinct black bar or large round spot (Ref. 90102).
Common in shallow coastal reefs with moderate currents (Ref. 48636). Also in tidal channels of estuaries (Ref. 48636). Adults usually in small schools comprising pairs (Ref. 48636).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).
Randall, J.E., T.H. Fraser and E.A. Lachner, 1990. On the validity of the Indo-Pacific cardinalfishes Apogon aureus (Lacepède) and A. fleurieu (Lacepède), with description of a related new species from the Red Sea. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 103(1):39-62. (Ref. 2142)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
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