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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Vanderbilt's cardinalfish

Gymnapogon vanderbilti Fowler, 1938
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Max Length
1.9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
reef

📖 Overview

Overview information for Vanderbilt's cardinalfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Gymnapogon vanderbilti
Authority
Fowler, 1938
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
1.9 cm
Trophic Level
3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Vanderbilt's cardinalfish is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Vanderbilt's cardinalfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Vanderbilt's cardinalfish is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated. Tropical Central Pacific: Line Islands (Kiribati), Pitcairn.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
1.9cm

🌡️ 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
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Fowler, 1938

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