Taeniamia kagoshimana

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Taeniamia kagoshimana (Döderlein, 1883)

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> Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Taeniamia: Name from feminine Latin noun 'taenia' meaning ribbon or band; and feminine Greek noun 'Amia' meaning a fish, often used with cardinalfishes genera. Here as Taeniamia referring to the vertical wide bars and near vertical to curved narrow bars as lines on most of the species in this genus..

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

marino associati a barriera corallina. Tropical

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

Western Pacific: Vietnam, Hong Kong, eastern Philippines, Taiwan, Japan.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 118701)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Distinguished by its color pattern, dentition, gill raker counts (18-20 developed gill rakers (Ref. 54391) and flanges on the sixth and seventh ribs (Ref. 94127).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Observed from shallow coastal reef crests, among corals and in caves, often in less than 10 m depth (Ref. 126002).

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

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Fraser, T.H., 2013. A new genus of cardinalfish (Apogonidae: Percomorpha) redescription of Archamia and the resemblances and relationships with Kurtus (Kurtidae: Percomorpha). Zootaxa 3714(1):001-063. (Ref. 94127)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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