FB-59473 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59473 Animalia Chordata Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Urotrygonidae Urotrygon Urotrygon cimar López S. & Bussing, 1998 Rufus cardinalfish Akahire-ishimochi Apogon rhodopterus (non Bleeker, 1852) Apogon rufus Randall & Fraser, 1999 Ostorhinchus rufus (Randall & Fraser, 1999) 2002-04-24 2008-12-29 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Thresher, R.E.0 Reproduction in reef fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Neptune City, New Jersey. 399 p. (Ref. 240) Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino0 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559) Hayashi, M. and H. Kishimoto0 Fish fauna of Iriomote-Island, Ryukyu Islands. III.-Apogonidae (Apogninae). Sci. Rept. Yokosuka City Mus. 31:15-46. (Ref. 9151) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). (Ref. 31982) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution-Division of Fishes. (Ref. 38732) Randall, J.E. and T.H. Fraser0 Clarification of the western Pacific cardinalfish species <i>Apogon trimaculatus</i> and <i>A. rhodopterus</i>, with description of a similar new species. Raffles Bull. Zool. 47(2):617-633. (Ref. 40889) Allen, G.R. and M. Adrim0 Coral reef fishes of Indonesia. Zool. Stud. 42(1):1-72. (Ref. 47567) Seeto, J. and W.J. Baldwin0 A checklist of the fishes of Fiji and a bibliography of Fijian fish. Division of Marine Studies Technical Report 1/2010. The University of the South Pacific. Suva, Fiji. 102 p. (Ref. 85272) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann0 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) Mabuchi, K., T.H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma and M. Nishida0 Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa 3846(2):151-203. (Ref. 96888) Hazes, B.0 Hazes' underwater photos. Collection of Philippine underwater photos. Unpublished. (Ref. 127519) FB-GeneralDescr-59480 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2002-04-30 00:00:00 2013-07-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59480 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Collected from exposed coral reefs (Ref. 40889). Solitary, also found in outer reef slopes in 15-80 m (Ref 90102). Randall, J.E. and T.H. Fraser 1999 Clarification of the western Pacific cardinalfish species <i>Apogon trimaculatus</i> and <i>A. rhodopterus</i>, with description of a similar new species. Raffles Bull. Zool. 47(2):617-633. (Ref. 40889) FB-DiagnosticDescr-59480 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Sheryl Yap 2004-09-07 00:00:00 2013-03-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59480 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). Randall, J.E. and T.H. Fraser 1999 Clarification of the western Pacific cardinalfish species <i>Apogon trimaculatus</i> and <i>A. rhodopterus</i>, with description of a similar new species. Raffles Bull. Zool. 47(2):617-633. (Ref. 40889) FB-Morphology-59480 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Sheryl Yap 2004-09-07 00:00:00 2013-03-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59480 Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 9 Randall, J.E. and T.H. Fraser 1999 Clarification of the western Pacific cardinalfish species <i>Apogon trimaculatus</i> and <i>A. rhodopterus</i>, with description of a similar new species. Raffles Bull. Zool. 47(2):617-633. (Ref. 40889) FB-Distribution-59480 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2002-04-30 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59480 Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands to Fiji. Randall, J.E. and T.H. Fraser 1999 Clarification of the western Pacific cardinalfish species <i>Apogon trimaculatus</i> and <i>A. rhodopterus</i>, with description of a similar new species. Raffles Bull. Zool. 47(2):617-633. (Ref. 40889) FB-LifeCycle-59480 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 2002-04-30 00:00:00 2013-07-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=59480&StockCode=49211 Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205). Thresher, R.E. 1984 Reproduction in reef fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Neptune City, New Jersey. 399 p. (Ref. 240) FB-Size-59480 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2002-04-30 00:00:00 2013-07-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59480 8.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 40889)) Randall, J.E. and T.H. Fraser 1999 Clarification of the western Pacific cardinalfish species <i>Apogon trimaculatus</i> and <i>A. rhodopterus</i>, with description of a similar new species. Raffles Bull. Zool. 47(2):617-633. (Ref. 40889) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-59480 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2002-04-30 00:00:00 2013-07-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59480 reef-associated; marine; depth range 15 - 80 m (Ref. 40889) Randall, J.E. and T.H. Fraser 1999 Clarification of the western Pacific cardinalfish species <i>Apogon trimaculatus</i> and <i>A. rhodopterus</i>, with description of a similar new species. Raffles Bull. Zool. 47(2):617-633. (Ref. 40889)