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Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: More on authors: Fraser & Lachner.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 33 - 290 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea (Ref. 12541); Andaman Is. (Ref. 90102); Bahrain and Oman (Ref. 11904); Philippines (Ref. 90102).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11441)
Known only from the type specimens trawled from silt or sand bottoms at depths between 30 to 40 meters (Ref. 11904). Also found in flat bottoms in 33-290 m (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).
Goren, M. and M. Dor, 1994. An updated checklist of the fishes of the Red Sea (CLOFRES II). The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem, Israel. 120 p. (Ref. 12541)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 18.2 - 27.9, mean 24.3 °C (based on 639 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00551 - 0.03009), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-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).