| Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes), subfamily: Apogoninae |
| 8 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m |
| Northwest Pacific: Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Reports from the Indian Ocean are based on specimens of Apogon bryx and those from the Philippines by Fowler and Bean (1930) are Apogon fasciatus. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Description: Characterized by whitish overall color; pair of narrow dark stripes on upper half of body and adjacent pearly stripes; greatest depth of body 3.1-3.4 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Occurs mainly in shallow waters and tide pools (Ref. 58479). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 57178. Solitary or in small groups (Ref 90102). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 February 2021 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Occurrence out of distributional range. Reports from the Indian Ocean are based on Apogon bryx (Ref. 58479). The distributional range given by Gon, 1986 (Ref. 4329) does not reach South Africa. Also in Ref. 559. |
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