| Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes), subfamily: Apogoninae |
| 4.7 cm SL (female) |
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demersal; marine; depth range 2 - 15 m |
| Western Pacific. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Color in life hyaline pearl; a brownish -red stripe from snout to eye, another from eye to throat, another across nape and 3 downward from base of spinous dorsal (more or less olivaceous). Spinous dorsal and pelvic fins mottled finely with brownish; other fins without (Ref. 11356).
Description: Characterized by incomplete lateral line with 7-8 tubed scales; greatest depth of body 2.3-2.7 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| The 4.7 cm SL holotype found with nearly ripe eggs (Ref. 11356). Solitary among Sinularia soft corals (Ref 90102). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 August 2023 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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