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Pristicon rhodopterus (Bleeker, 1852)

Redfin cardinalfish
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Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Allen, G.R., 1993
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Inhabits lagoon reefs and outer reef flats and slopes, at 3-35 m (Ref. 11890). Browses the bottom for small fishes and benthic invertebrates (Ref. 11890). Also Ref. 48635, 90102.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E. and T.H. Fraser, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Twobar cardinalfish, Sebekah sirip merah, 玫鳍天竺鲷, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology:   More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 3 - 35 m (Ref. 11890).   Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Western Central Pacific: Singapore to Indonesia and Australia.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 48635); common length : 7.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 37816)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale): 7; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 9; Spine anali 2; Raggi anali molli: 8. Easily confused with A. trimaculatus but lacks opercle spot (Ref. 48635).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Inhabits shallow protected reefs of lagoons or harbors (Ref. 40889). Nocturnal and usually seen solitary (Ref. 48635).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Randall, J.E. and T.H. Fraser, 1999. Clarification of the western Pacific cardinalfish species Apogon trimaculatus and A. rhodopterus, with description of a similar new species. Raffles Bull. Zool. 47(2):617-633. (Ref. 40889)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 February 2022

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.7 - 29.1, mean 28.4 (based on 562 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00690 - 0.03171), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).