| Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes), subfamily: Pseudamiinae |
| 21 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 - 35 m |
| Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands south to Indonesia eastward to Fiji. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 24-24. Interspaces between dark bars on body faintly reddish; soft rays of median fins reddish. Anterior nostril with very short darkly pigmented posterior flap. Caudal shape rhomboidal. Flat interorbital space. 23-25 scales in longitudinal series.
Description: Characterized by slender body; base of caudal fin long; fan-shaped caudal fin; second dorsal and anal fins long; greatest depth of body 3.8-4.5 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Found in deep caves (Ref. 9710), usually where little light is left (Ref. 48635). Solitary in caves (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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