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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Subtropical

Twinbar cardinalfish

Apogonichthyoides sialis Jordan & Thompson, 1914
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Max Length
14 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
8–15 m
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
20.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Solitary or in small groups. Found in silty coastal reefs around rocks and ledges in 8-15 m (Ref 90102).

Scientific Name
Apogonichthyoides sialis
Authority
Jordan & Thompson, 1914
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
14 cm
Depth Range
8–15 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
20.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9. : short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Twinbar cardinalfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner 👄 Mouth Brooder
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 8 - 15 m . Subtropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5
🧍 Solitary

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01479 × L3.06 (TL)
Max TL
14cm
Dorsal Spines
8
Dorsal Rays
9
Anal Spines
2
Anal Rays
9

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2023

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
20.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Jordan & Thompson, 1914

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