| Family: |
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes), subfamily: Apogoninae |
| Max. size: |
10 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia and Oceania: Irian Jaya in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 8-10. Specimens from the Fly-Strickland system in Papua New Guinea have lower gill raker counts (26-33 versus 35-37). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 May 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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