Overview
Distribution
Distribution
Red Sea
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Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6542
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Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea.
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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
5.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 28618))
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Randall, J.E. 1997 Randall's tank photos. Collection of 10,000 large-format photos (slides) of dead fishes. Unpublished. (Ref. 28618)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=28618&speccode=60377
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Type Information
Paratype for Apogon isus Randall & Bohlke
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Glycerine With Bone Stain
Collector(s): V. Springer, L. Hughes-Gannes, A. Levy, H. Harpaz & P. Raber
Year Collected: 1969
Locality: Red Sea, Strait of Jubal southern end of Sinai Peninsula at Ras Muhammad., Egypt, Red Sea, Indian
Depth (m): 9
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Glycerine With Bone Stain
Collector(s): V. Springer, L. Hughes-Gannes, A. Levy, H. Harpaz & P. Raber
Year Collected: 1969
Locality: Red Sea, Strait of Jubal southern end of Sinai Peninsula at Ras Muhammad., Egypt, Red Sea, Indian
Depth (m): 9
- Paratype: Randall, J. E. & Bohlke, J. E. 1981. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 133: 129-140.
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 1 specimen in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 1 sample.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 40 - 40
Temperature range (°C): 24.646 - 24.646
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 0.174
Salinity (PPS): 37.139 - 37.139
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.887 - 4.887
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.041 - 0.041
Silicate (umol/l): 1.103 - 1.103
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 1 sample.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 40 - 40
Temperature range (°C): 24.646 - 24.646
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 0.174
Salinity (PPS): 37.139 - 37.139
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.887 - 4.887
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.041 - 0.041
Silicate (umol/l): 1.103 - 1.103
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Depth: 6 - 20m.
From 6 to 20 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated.
From 6 to 20 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated.
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Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 6 - 20 m (Ref. 26282)
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Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.) 1998 Catalog of fishes. Special Publication, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 3 vols. 2905 p. (Ref. 26282)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=26282&speccode=52950
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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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