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Pristicon rhodopterus (Bleeker, 1852)

Redfin cardinalfish
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Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Allen, G.R., 1993
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Inhabits lagoon reefs and outer reef flats and slopes, at 3-35 m (Ref. 11890). Browses the bottom for small fishes and benthic invertebrates (Ref. 11890). Also Ref. 48635, 90102.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E. and T.H. Fraser, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology:   More on author: Bleeker.

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

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 3 - 35 m (Ref. 11890).   Tropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Western Central Pacific: Singapore to Indonesia and Australia.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 48635); common length : 7.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 37816)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 8. Easily confused with A. trimaculatus but lacks opercle spot (Ref. 48635).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits shallow protected reefs of lagoons or harbors (Ref. 40889). Nocturnal and usually seen solitary (Ref. 48635).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

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

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Randall, J.E. and T.H. Fraser, 1999. Clarification of the western Pacific cardinalfish species Apogon trimaculatus and A. rhodopterus, with description of a similar new species. Raffles Bull. Zool. 47(2):617-633. (Ref. 40889)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 February 2022

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.7 - 29.1, mean 28.4 (based on 562 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00690 - 0.03171), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).