Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: rufus: From the Latin rufus meaning reddish, in reference to the ground color in life..
More on authors: Randall & Fraser.

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

marien rifbewoner; diepte 15 - 80 m (Ref. 40889). Tropical

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystemen | Voorkomen | Point map | Introducties | Faunafri

Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands to Fiji.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 40889)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal): 7; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 9; Anale stekels 2; Anale zachte stralen: 9. Color in alcohol light brown. Color in life light reddish brown, the edges of scales darker than centers. Two faint blackish bars on body, one beneath each dorsal fin. A small blackish spot midposteriorly on caudal peduncle. A faint blackish spot of about the same size on opercle, with a faint pale area around it, and a faint dark marking above. A thin blackish steak extending posteriorly and slightly downward from lower edge of eye. First dorsal fin light brown with a broad blackish anterior margin and a pale bluish posterior margin. Second dorsal and anal fins light brownish red with a basal band of yellowish dark brown edged with pale bluish. Caudal fin light reddish brown, the upper and lower edges dark brown. Pectoral fins light red. Pelvic fins with clear membranes, the rays orange-yellow, the lateral edge brownish. Iris mainly yellow (Ref 40889).

Collected from exposed coral reefs (Ref. 40889). Solitary, also found in outer reef slopes in 15-80 m (Ref 90102).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

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

Hoofdreferentie Upload your references | Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

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)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Can't connect to MySQL database (fbapp). Errorcode: Too many connections

Pristicon rufus (Randall & Fraser, 1999)