🌊 Marine
🌡️ Tropical
Cercamia Mascarene
Cercamia mascarene Fraser, Bogorodsky, Mal & Alpermann, 2021
📖 Overview
Specimens were collected from caves in face of reef at openings, rubble at base, surge channels and coral reef with sand at base .
Scientific Name
Cercamia mascarene
Authority
Fraser, Bogorodsky, Mal & Alpermann, 2021
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
4 cm
Depth Range
15–30 m
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Apogoniformes
Apogoniformes
Family
Apogonidae
Apogonidae
Genus
Cercamia
Cercamia
Species
Cercamia Mascarene
Cercamia mascarene
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Cercamia Mascarene is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Cercamia Mascarene 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; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 30 m . Tropical endemic to Rodrigues Island.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.3±0.5
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.01479 × L3.06
(TL)
Max TL
4cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Fraser, Bogorodsky, Mal & Alpermann, 2021
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