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Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Apogon: Greek, a = without + Greek pogon = chin, beard (Ref. 45335); kautamea: Specific name is a compound adjective from the Old Rapanui language of Easter Island, ‘ku’ata’ meaning transparent and 'mea' meaning red, referring to the transparent red coloration of the species..
More on authors: Greenfield & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin; profondeur 18 - 20 m (Ref. 58270). Tropical
Southeast Pacific: Easter Is.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.3 cm NG mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 89467)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 8 - 9; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 8. This species is small, usually less than 40 mm SL, semitranslucent, red and lacking stripes or bars or black edges on scales on body sides; dorsal VI-I,8-9 (almost always I,9); anal II,8; pectoral 13-15 (almost always 14); usually a total of 16 or fewer gillrakers (rudiments included) on the first gill arch; 2 predorsal (supraneural) bones; a free edge of skin near the anterior nasal opening; 2 scales between the lateral line and the base of the third spine of the first dorsal fin (Ref. 58270).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Randall, 2004. Two new cardinalfish species of the genus Apogon from Easter Island. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 55(29):561-567. (Ref. 58270)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00473 - 0.02425), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±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).