Ghost cardinalfish
📖 Overview
Common in reef flats and shallow lagoons, but hiding by day within Acropora thickets and other corals, as well as in holes and crevices and emerging at night to forage on free-swimming invertebrates . Also found in sheltered seaward slopes in 1-20 m (Ref 90102). Feeds on small fishes and benthic invertebrates (e.g. shrimps - alpheids and penaieds; isopods, copepods, crab larvae, polychaete worms); relatively close to cover, within about 1-2 m .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. : short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Ghost cardinalfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Mouthbrooders . Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 20 m . Tropical; 27°N - 27°S, 28°E - 133°W north to Japan and south to Australia; throughout the West Pacific to the Tonga Islands, Samoa, Phoenix and Marshall Islands.
🌿 Ecology
small fishes and benthic invertebrates (e
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Dusky Cardinal · Dusky Cardinalfish · Ghost Cardinalfish · Guam cardinalfish · Samoan cardinalfish |
| 🌍CES | parmovec guamský · parmovec šedý |
| 🇫🇷French | Apogon basané |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Hososujinamidatenjikudai · ホソスジナミダテンジクダイ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Cardeal-insular |
| 🌍TAH | 'upaparu |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 大目側仔 · 大面側仔 · 棕色聖竺鯛 · 褐色圣天竺鲷 · 褐色聖天竺鯛 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apogon fuscus | Quoy & Gaimard | 1825 | Synonym |
| Apogon guamensis | Valenciennes | 1832 | Synonym |
| Apogon nubilus | Garman | 1903 | Synonym |
| Apogon ocellatus | Fourmanoir & Crosnier | 1964 | Synonym |
| Apogon spongicolus | Smith | 1965 | Synonym |
| Nectamia guamensis | Quoy & Gairmard | 1825 | Synonym |
| Ostorhinchus fuscus | Quoy & Gaimard | 1825 | Synonym |
| Ostorhinchus guamensis | Valenciennes | 1832 | Synonym |
| Ostorhinchus nubilus | Garman | 1903 | Synonym |
| Ostorhynchus nubilus | Garman | 1903 | Synonym |
| Ostorhynchus spongicolus | Smith | 1965 | Synonym |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Ghost cardinalfish.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 8 records indexed .
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