| Family: |
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes), subfamily: Apogoninae |
| Max. size: |
12 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 3 - 100 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: central Honshu, Japan to Taiwan and the Philippines. Also occurs in Indonesia and northwestern Australia, a new record for the northeastern Indian Ocean (Ref. 5978). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Upper jaw tips of breeding pair protrude. Attains 12 cm TL. |
| Biology: |
May enter semi-enclosed sea areas; forms schools over rocky bottoms (Ref. 11230). Nocturnal species (Ref. 7300). Breeding pairs are found from July to September in Japan. Mouth brooding is done by the male (Ref. 240). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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