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Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Rhabdamia: Greek, rhabdos = stick + Greek, amia = a kind of shark (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
بحري مرتبطة بالشعاب; نطاق العمق 3 - 91 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 32°N - 12°S
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm 3.6 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.4 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 101568)
الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع) : 7; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 9; شوكة شرجية: 2; أشعه شرجية لينه: 12 - 13. This species is distinguished by the following characters: bluish longitudinal stripe on the middle of the body; translucent white or pink, silvery on head and abdomen; caudal peduncle sometimes with a posteriorly placed black spot; characterized further by one or both caudal fin lobes having black tip; greatest depth of body 3.3-3.6 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Inhabits lagoon and coastal reefs, among corals and rocks (Ref. 4329, 127962). Lives sympatrically with A. notatus (Ref. 76833). Forms large schools (Ref. 559). Feeds during the day in currents above reefs as well as at night (Ref. 48635).
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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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