Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) >
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: winterbottomi: Named for Richard Winterbottom. who has collected and photographed many species of apogonids and is one of the authors of extensive checklists of fishes from Chagos Archipelago..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 2 m (Ref. 123056). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Chagos Archipelago and probably India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123056)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 8;
Vertebrae: 24. This species is distinguished by the following characters: absence of dark bars or discrete small dark spots on body (excluding fins); < 10 dentary pores between mandibular and articular pores; a single line of free neuromasts along dentary (Ref. 123056).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fraser, T.H., 2020. A review of Indian Ocean Foa cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae: Apogonichthyini), with a new species from Chagos Archipelago and the Maldives. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 35:18-29. (Ref. 123056)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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