Apogon fleurieu — Details

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Overview

Comprehensive Description

Biology

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Common in shallow coastal reefs with moderate currents (Ref. 48636). Also in tidal channels of estuaries (Ref. 48636). Adults usually in small schools comprising pairs (Ref. 48636).
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Distribution

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Apogon fleurieu is distributed in the western Indian Ocean from the Persian Gulf and Red Sea along the east coast of Africa to Durban, including the Comoros, Seychelles and Madagascar. In the central Indian Ocean, it ranges from the southern tip of India to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. In the eastern Indian Ocean from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia, and north to Hong Kong, and west to the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.
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Distribution

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Kenya, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa (country), Tanzania
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Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and scattered localities in East Africa, Seychelles, India, Sri Lanka, the Indo-Malayan region, and Hong Kong.
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Physical Description

Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 24
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Size

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Maximum size: 110 mm SL
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Max. size

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12.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 31116))
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Diagnostic Description

Description

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Found on the continental shelf.
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Color in life coppery with iridescence; juveniles with peduncular spot, expanding to a broad blackish bar in adults; broad blackish stripe from front of snout to orbit, continuing diffusely behind eye; maxilla with a narrow blue streak. Preopercular ridge smooth, posterior and most of ventral margins serrate. Median predorsal scales 5.
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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat and Ecology

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Habitat and Ecology
This cryptic species is found in the crevices of shallow coral reefs with moderate currents at a depth range pf 1-30 m. The adults usually form small schools, and demonstrate distinct pairing during courtship and spawning. This species is a mouthbrooder.

Systems
  • Marine
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Depth range based on 19 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 1 sample.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 2 - 90
  Temperature range (°C): 22.375 - 22.375
  Nitrate (umol/L): 15.744 - 15.744
  Salinity (PPS): 35.889 - 35.889
  Oxygen (ml/l): 1.292 - 1.292
  Phosphate (umol/l): 1.634 - 1.634
  Silicate (umol/l): 13.197 - 13.197

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Depth range (m): 2 - 90
 
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Environment

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reef-associated; marine; depth range ? - 30 m (Ref. 48635)
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Trophic Strategy

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Found inshore (Ref. 75154). Exhibits the black gut phenomenon. In nocturnal predators, it appears to serve to conceal bioluminiscent prey in the stomach cavity (Ref. 46685).
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Life History and Behavior

Life Cycle

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

Molecular Biology

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Apogon fleurieu

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Species: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Conservation Status

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Red List Category
LC
Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version
3.1

Year Assessed
2010

Assessor/s
Fricke, R. & Gon, O.

Reviewer/s
Collen, B., Richman, N., Beresford, A., Chenery, A. & Ram, M.

Contributor/s
De Silva, R., Milligan, H., Lutz, M., Batchelor, A., Jopling, B., Kemp, K., Lewis, S., Lintott, P., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Smith, J. & Livingston, F.

Justification
Apogon fleurieu has been assessed as Least Concern. This species has a broad geographic range with no known major threats currently impacting the global population.
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Population

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Population
This species is found usually in small to fairly large aggregations in the vicinity of coral and rocks.

Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats

Threats

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Major Threats
Apogon fleurieu is not impacted by any major threat processes. Although habitat degradation may be causing localised declines, this is not considered to be a major threat to the global population of this wide-ranging species.
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Least Concern (LC)
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Management

Conservation Actions

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Conservation Actions
There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place for A. fleurieu, however this species distribution is likely to coincide with a number of marine protected areas.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems

Benefits

Importance

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fisheries: of no interest
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Wikipedia

Flower Cardinalfish

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The flower cardinalfish[2] (apogon fleurieu) is the type species of the cardinalfishes.

Contents

Range

Red Sea and Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and East Africa, Seychelles, India, Sri Lanka, the Indo-Malayan region and Hong Kong.[3]

Description

Apogon aureus

A coppery-coloured fish with a broad blackish bar at the base of the tail up to 12.5 cm in length. In juveniles the base of the tail has a spot rather than a bar. The upper jaw has a narrow blue streak, and a broad blackish stripe extends from the front of the snout to the eye. Easily confused with Apogon aureus, where the black tail bar is narrower in the centre than at the ends.

Habitat

Adults occur in small schools made up of pairs of fish from 7m to at least 73m depth, associated with coral reefs.

References

  1. ^ Fricke, R. & Gon, O. (2009). "Apogon fleurieu". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/154912. Retrieved 30 March 2011. 
  2. ^ Lieske, E. and Myers, R.F. (2004) Coral reef guide; Red Sea London, HarperCollins ISBN 0-00-715986-2
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Apogon fleurieu" in FishBase. 5 2007 version.
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