Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Known only from the type specimens trawled from silt or sand bottoms at depths between 30 to 40 meters (Ref. 11904).
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Goren, M. and M. Dor 1994 An updated checklist of the fishes of the Red Sea (CLOFRES II). The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem, Israel. 120 p. (Ref. 12541)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=12541&speccode=56490
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Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea (Ref. 12541); Bahrain and Oman (Ref. 11904).
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Goren, M. and M. Dor 1994 An updated checklist of the fishes of the Red Sea (CLOFRES II). The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem, Israel. 120 p. (Ref. 12541)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=12541&speccode=56490
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
6.6 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 11441))
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Randall, J.E. 1995 Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p. (Ref. 11441)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=11441&speccode=4740
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Type Information
Paratype for Apogon smithvanizi Allen & Randall
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): W. Smith-Vaniz
Year Collected: 1977
Locality: Persian Gulf, Off Bahrain., Bahrain, Persian Gulf, Indian
Depth (m): 31 to 35
Vessel: Lummetje
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): W. Smith-Vaniz
Year Collected: 1977
Locality: Persian Gulf, Off Bahrain., Bahrain, Persian Gulf, Indian
Depth (m): 31 to 35
Vessel: Lummetje
- Paratype: Allen, G. R. & Randall, J. E. 20 Dec 1994. Revue Francaise d'Aquariologie, Herpetologie. 21 (1-2): 24, fig. 1.
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 15 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 8 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 32.5 - 290
Temperature range (°C): 21.318 - 26.837
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.026 - 19.318
Salinity (PPS): 33.240 - 39.819
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.907 - 4.895
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.033 - 1.428
Silicate (umol/l): 0.655 - 21.536
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 32.5 - 290
Temperature range (°C): 21.318 - 26.837
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.026 - 19.318
Salinity (PPS): 33.240 - 39.819
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.907 - 4.895
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.033 - 1.428
Silicate (umol/l): 0.655 - 21.536
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 8 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 32.5 - 290
Temperature range (°C): 21.318 - 26.837
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.026 - 19.318
Salinity (PPS): 33.240 - 39.819
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.907 - 4.895
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.033 - 1.428
Silicate (umol/l): 0.655 - 21.536
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 32.5 - 290
Temperature range (°C): 21.318 - 26.837
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.026 - 19.318
Salinity (PPS): 33.240 - 39.819
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.907 - 4.895
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.033 - 1.428
Silicate (umol/l): 0.655 - 21.536
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Depth: 30 - 40m.
From 30 to 40 meters.
Habitat: demersal. Known only from the type specimens trawled from silt or sand bottoms at depths between 30 to 40 meters (Ref. 11904).
From 30 to 40 meters.
Habitat: demersal. Known only from the type specimens trawled from silt or sand bottoms at depths between 30 to 40 meters (Ref. 11904).
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Environment
demersal; marine; depth range 30 - 40 m (Ref. 11904)
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Allen, G.R. and J.E. Randall 1994 A new species of cardinalfish (Apogon: Apogonidae) from Arabian Seas. Rev. Fr. Aquariol. 21(1-2):24-26. (Ref. 11904)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=11904&speccode=56481
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Life History and Behavior
Life Cycle
Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).
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Thresher, R.E. 1984 Reproduction in reef fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Neptune City, New Jersey. 399 p. (Ref. 240)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=240&speccode=1263
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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