Large toothed cardinalfish
📖 Overview
Common in outer reef slopes in 4-30 m depth; in caves and ledges of clear lagoon and seaward reefs from 0.5 to at least 40 m, generally hovering solitarily in midwater . Adults usually in pairs or small groups comprising several pairs; juveniles solitary or small groups . Monogamous and always in home-ranging pairs, that is they do not defend an exclusive territory . Adults feed primarily on small fishes . Sexual maturity reached at about 8 cm. Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Characterized by having dorsal fin rays VI-I, 9; anal fin rays II,8; pectoral fin rays 12; pelvic fin rays I, 5; pored lateral line scales 25; predorsal scales 6; circumpeduncular scales 12; large canine-like teeth on jaws; preopercular margin serrated .; juveniles have a large black blotch on the caudal peduncle which becomes diffuse with age. Adults resemble adults of C. artus, but have wider stripes with darker interspace ; characterized further by pale grey color; eight red-brown stripes on side, caudal fin base whitish; dark caudal fin margins; greatest depth of body 3.1-3.8 in SL .: short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Large toothed cardinalfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Large toothed cardinalfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Mouthbrooders . Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning . Displays obligate monogamy where a one-to-one pair is established irrespective of resource abundance .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory ; depth range 0 - 100 m , usually ? - 30 m . Tropical; 30°N - 35°S, 25°E - 133°W East Africa (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
small fishes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Big-toothed Cardinal · Big-toothed Cardinal-fish · Big-toothed Percelle · bigtooth percelle · Eight-lined Cardinal-fish · Eight-lined Cardinalfish · Large toothed cardinalfish, Largetooth Cardinalfish · Large-toothed Cardinalfish · Largetooth cardinalfish · largetoothed cardinalfish · Tiger Cardinal · Tiger Cardinalfish |
| 🌍CES | parmovec pruhovaný |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Ottestribet kardinalfisk |
| 🇩🇪German | Tiger-Kardinalbarsch |
| 🌍FIJ | tina |
| 🇫🇷French | Apogon · Apogon à grandes dents |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Cardinale tigre |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Ryukyuyaraiishimochi · リュウキュウヤライイシモチ |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Tijgerkardinaalbaars |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Cardeal-tigre |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Большезубый хилодиптер |
| 🌍TAH | 'upaparu |
| 🌍THA | ปลาอมไข่เขี้ยวใหญ่ |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 大目側仔 · 大面側仔 · 巨牙天竺鯛 · 巨牙天竺鲷 · 巨齒天竺鯛 |
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🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 28 records indexed .
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