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Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: perlita: Name from Latin word 'perlitus' meaning smeared or bedaubed; referring to the large, dark, diffuse cluster of chromatophores on the caudal peduncle (Ref. 69383).
More on authors: Fraser & Lachner.
Issue
This species is placed in the genus Apogon in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. May 2011: Ref. 86870).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 3 - 12 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 19°N - 9°S
Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea to Papua New Guinea and Palau south to Australia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 48635)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 9.
Coastal, often silty reefs or shallow lagoons, forming schools just above branching corals (Ref. 48635).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 28.4 - 29.3, mean 28.8 °C (based on 1001 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00680 - 0.03071), b=3.07 (2.89 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 269 [120, 558] mg/100g; Iron = 1.43 [0.72, 2.80] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.1, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.125 [0.054, 0.292] g/100g; Selenium = 31 [12, 74] μg/100g; VitaminA = 57 [14, 242] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.62 [1.52, 4.34] mg/100g (wet weight);
