Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Most common in seagrass beds, but occurs from water's edge to 75 m depth. Commonly trawled on shallow shrimp grounds.
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7251&speccode=942
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Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Florida in USA and Bahamas to Curaçao and Venezuela, including the Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 9626).
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7251&speccode=942
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Gulf of Mexico
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145245
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
6.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251))
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7251&speccode=942
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 5 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 4 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 22 - 46
Temperature range (°C): 23.720 - 27.306
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.421 - 0.793
Salinity (PPS): 35.500 - 36.231
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.657 - 4.807
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.085 - 0.126
Silicate (umol/l): 0.805 - 2.013
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 22 - 46
Temperature range (°C): 23.720 - 27.306
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.421 - 0.793
Salinity (PPS): 35.500 - 36.231
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.657 - 4.807
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.085 - 0.126
Silicate (umol/l): 0.805 - 2.013
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 4 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 22 - 46
Temperature range (°C): 23.720 - 27.306
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.421 - 0.793
Salinity (PPS): 35.500 - 36.231
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.657 - 4.807
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.085 - 0.126
Silicate (umol/l): 0.805 - 2.013
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 22 - 46
Temperature range (°C): 23.720 - 27.306
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.421 - 0.793
Salinity (PPS): 35.500 - 36.231
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.657 - 4.807
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.085 - 0.126
Silicate (umol/l): 0.805 - 2.013
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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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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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Apogon aurolineatus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There are 14 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 14 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
AACCATAAAGACATCGGCACCCTTTATTTAGTATTTGGTGCCTGGGCCGGGATGGTCGGGACGGCCCTT---AGCCTACTCATCCGGGCGGAACTCAGCCAGCCTGGGGCCCTTCTTGGTGAC---GACCAAATTTATAATGTCATCGTCACAGCACATGCATTCGTAATAATCTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATGATCGGCGGGTTTGGGAATTGACTAATCCCCCTAATG---ATCGGCGCCCCTGATATGGCATTCCCCCGAATGAATAACATAAGCTTTTGGCTCCTCCCGCCCTCCTTCGAACTGCTTCTAGCTTCCTCAGGCGTAGAAGCAGGTGCTGGGACCGGGTGAACCGTTTACCCCCTTCTCGCCGGAAACCTTGCCCACGCAGGGGCCTCTGTAAACCTT---ACAATCTTCTCCCTCCACCTGGCAGGAATTTCCTCCATCCTAGGGGCTTTCAATTTCATCACTACAATCACCAATATGAAGCCCCCCGGGATCACCCAATACCAAACCCCCTTATTTGTTTGAGCAGTCTTAATCACCGCGGTATTACTCCTCCTCTCTCTCCCTGTACTGGCTGCC---GGCATTACAATGCTTTTAACTGACCGTAATTTAAACACAACTTTCTTTGACCCTGCAGGAGGGGGGGACCCGATTCTATACCAGCATCTGTTCTGATTCTTCGGCCACCCTGAGGTTTACATCCTAATCCTCCCAGGCTTCGGCATAATCTCACACATTGTTGCCTACTACGCAGGTAAGAAA---GAACCATTTGGCTACATGGGTATGGTTTGGGCTATAATGGCAATCGGCCTACTTGGCTTTATTGTGTGGGCTCATCACATATTCACAGTCGGGATGGACGTGGATACTCGAGCATATTTCACATCCGCCACAATAATTATTGCCATCCCCACAGGAGTTAAGGTATTCAGTTGACTG---GCCACGCTACCCGGGGGC---GTAAGTAAATGAGAAACCCCCCTTTCATGAGCCCTTGGCTTCATCTTCCTGTTTACAGTAGGAGGTCTCACAGGGATTGCCTTC---CAATTCTCCTTAGATATTGTACTTCATGACACATATTATGTAGTAGCCCACTTCCATTACGTC---CTTTCTATAGGAGCCGTCTTCGCCATCGTAGCCGCCTTTGTCCACTGGTTCCCGCTCTTTACCGGCTACACTCTCCACAGCACTTGGTCAAAAGTACACTTCGGAGTAATG
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Apogon aurolineatus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 14
Specimens with Barcodes: 18
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 14
Specimens with Barcodes: 18
Species With Barcodes: 1
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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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