Barless cardinalfish

📖 Overview

Specimens collected from aggregations that took refuge in a colony of branching coral . Minimum depth taken from Ref. 57178.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16. Diagnosis: Dorsal rays VII,9; anal rays 11,14-16 (usually 15); pectoral rays 13-14 (usually 14). Lateral-line scales 25 + 3. Median predorsal scales 6-7. Gill rakers 5-6 + 15-16. Body depth 2.4-3.3 in SL, and body width 2.1-2.8 in the depth. Eye diameter 2.85-3.3 in head length> First dorsal spine 1.4-2.4 in second spine; second dorsal spine 2.5-3.2, and third dorsal spine 2.4-3.3, in head length; spine of second dorsal fin 2.2-2.7, and second anal spine 2.3-3.0, in head length; pelvic-fin length 4.5-5.1, and caudal-peduncle length 4.45.7 in SL. Distance from insertion of pelvic spine to anal-fin origin 4.2-5.9 in SL. Preopercular ridge smooth with a small flat spine at angle; the preopercular edge fully serrate; posterior edge of maxilla indented. Scaly sheath along anal-fin base moderately developed . : short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Barless cardinalfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

Mouthbrooders . Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 7 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea and Mentawai Islands off southwestern Sumatra.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .

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