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Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: monospilus: Name from Greek words 'mono' for one and 'spilos' for spot, referring to a single white spot present in life; noun in apposition.
More on authors: Fraser, Randall & Allen.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 2 - 41 m (Ref. 58519). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.8 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 58519)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 8; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 9; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 8; Vertebre: 24. This species is characterized by having 26-28 rudiments + 19-21 lower arch developed gill rakers; roof of mouth and portions of gill arches darkish; a whitish spot behind posterior base of second dorsal fin (Ref. 58519).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Nocturnal species which inhabits coral reef (Ref. 75154). Most specimens were collected from deeper waters (Ref. 58519). In pairs or groups (Ref 90102).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Fraser, T.H., J.E. Randall and G.R. Allen, 2002. Clarification of the cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) previoulsly confused with Apogon moluccensis Valenciennes, with a description of a related new species. Raffles Bull. Zool. 50(1):175-184. (Ref. 58519)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 25.2 - 28.9, mean 27.9 °C (based on 364 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01318 (0.00580 - 0.02997), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrienti (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 162 [80, 270] mg/100g; Iron = 1.03 [0.59, 1.81] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.3, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.138 [0.074, 0.251] g/100g; Selenium = 32.8 [15.6, 65.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 65.8 [18.7, 238.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.87 [1.21, 2.79] mg/100g (wet weight);