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Apogon rubrifuscus, Flathead cardinalfish

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Apogon rubrifuscus Greenfield & Randall, 2004

Flathead cardinalfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Apogon: Greek, a = without + Greek pogon = chin, beard (Ref. 45335); rubrifuscus: Specific epithet is a compound adjective from the Latin 'ruber' (= red) and 'fuscus' (= dark-colored), referring to the red body color overlaid by black pigment on the posterior two thirds of the body.
More on authors: Greenfield & Randall.

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

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range ? - 39 m (Ref. 58270). Tropical

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Southeast Pacific: Easter Is.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.2 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 89467)

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 24. This species is characterized by the following: Dorsal-fin VI-I,9; anal-fin II,8; pectoral-fin rays 12; lateral-line scales 24; predorsal scales 6; gill rakers 5 + 15; body depth 2.9 in SL; upper preopercular edge serrate, the corner and lower edge with a protruding, cresentric membranous lobe with a crenulated margin that almost reaches the edge of the sub and interopercles; preopercular ridge smooth; caudal fin forked with rounded lobes; color pinkish red anteriorly with posterior two thirds dusky (Ref. 58270). gray with black scale edges.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Collected from a cave.

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Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Randall, 2004. Two new cardinalfish species of the genus Apogon from Easter Island. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 55(29):561-567. (Ref. 58270)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00469 - 0.02561), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).


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