Half-lined cardinal
📖 Overview
May enter semi-enclosed sea areas; forms schools over rocky bottoms . Nocturnal species . Breeding pairs are found from July to September in Japan. Mouth brooding is done by the male . Monogamous and always in home-ranging pairs, that is they do not defend an exclusive territory .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Upper jaw tips of breeding pair protrude. Attains 12 cm TL.: short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Half-lined cardinal is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Half-lined cardinal 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; brackish; reef-associated; non-migratory ; depth range 3 - 100 m . Tropical central Honshu, Japan to Taiwan and the Philippines.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Black-tipped Cardinal-fish · Black-tipped Cardinalfish · Blacktip Cardinalfish · Half-lined Cardinal |
| 🌍CES | parmovec polopruhý |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Nembutsudai · ネンブツダイ |
| 🇰🇷Korean | 줄도화돔 |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Cardeal-de-viseira-preta |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 半線鸚天竺鯛 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 8 records indexed .
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