Apogon sangiensis Bleeker, 1857

Sangi cardinalfish

Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Taxonomic issue	syn of a. thermalis Allen, G. R. , N. J. Cross, and D. F. Hoese 2006 [ref. 29004] Families and subfamilies: pp. 217-218, 345-347, 400-401, 629-632, 696-698, 1081-1112, 1141-1143, 1331-1343. In: Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. Fishes.
Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Apogonidae \| Apogoninae
Synonyms	... more
Common names	Barcheeked cardinalfish, Getak-getak, 头带天竺鲷, ... more

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Main reference

Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo. 1993. (Ref. 7050)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 9.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)

Environment

Reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 15 m (Ref. 11890)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 30°N - 21°S

Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Vanuatu, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Indonesia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8

Found in small schools among rocks or corals of shallow sheltered lagoons (Ref. 7300), often in seagrass beds (Ref. 37816). Nocturnal species (Ref. 7300).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5000

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)	High

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