Phaeoptyx xenus, Sponge cardinalfish

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Phaeoptyx xenus (Böhlke & Randall, 1968)

Sponge cardinalfish
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Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Phaeoptyx: Greek, phaios = dark + Gree, ptyx, -ikos = fold (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Böhlke & Randall.

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

marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 5 - 60 m (Ref. 9626), usually 5 - 20 m (Ref. 9626). Tropical; - 9°N

Distribuição Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 7251)

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in coral reefs and rocky bottoms, frequently inhabiting cylindrical sponges like Verongia fistularis, Callyspongia plicifera, and Callyspongia vaginalis (Ref. 9626).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)


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