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Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Eponymy: Sir Walter Elliot (1803–1887) was a career civil servant in the Indian Civil Service, Honourable East India Company, Madras (1821–1860). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
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Issue
Synonym of Jaydia truncata according to Mabuchi et al., 2014 (Ref. 96888).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina revassocierade; djupintervall 18 - 106 m (Ref. 26165). Tropical; 32°N - 22°S
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the southern Marshall Islands, north to southern Japan, south to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and northwestern Australia. Also reported from New Caledonia (Ref. 26587). Occurrence in Taiwan needs confirmation.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4749)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 8; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 9; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 2; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 8.
Normally found in sandy to muddy bottoms. Has luminous organs on the thorax and abdomen which contain luciferin obtained from Cypridina plankton. Nocturnal species (Ref. 7300).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.3 - 28.6, mean 27.5 °C (based on 744 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00643 - 0.01705), b=3.03 (2.90 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 90.3 [57.2, 149.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.81 [0.53, 1.26] mg/100g; Protein = 19.1 [18.1, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.183 [0.122, 0.269] g/100g; Selenium = 35.1 [20.9, 60.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 85.9 [33.2, 222.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.48 [1.06, 2.00] mg/100g (wet weight);