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Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: oxina: From the Greek oxina meaning rake or harrow, referring to the vertical bars on the side reaching the stripe.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 10 - 22 m (Ref. 37582). Tropical
Indian Ocean: Maldives, India and Sri Lanka.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.1 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 37582)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 7; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 10; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 8; Vertebre: 24. Usually with 23-24 total gill rakers on the first arch, no white spot behind the second dorsal fin, dark vertical bars present on body reaching to or past the lateral line, dark stripes present on head and upper body, and caudal peduncle length 20-25% SL.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).
Fraser, T.H., 1999. A new species of cardinalfish (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 112(1):40-44. (Ref. 37582)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 28.1 - 29.4, mean 28.6 °C (based on 438 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.00691 - 0.02294), b=3.16 (3.00 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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