Coral Cardinalfish (species: Apogon properuptus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
Apogon properuptus
Coral Cardinalfish


©Gerry Allen: Coral Cardinalfish, Coral Sea.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Apogonidae
Genus Apogon
Species Apogon properuptus

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 7.5 cm (length according to Allen et al, 2003)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Similar taxa

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Coral Cardinalfish (Apogon properuptus)

Web resources

References

  • Burger, M.A.A. and R.D. Adlard (2010). Four new species of Kudoa Meglitsch, 1947 (Myxosporea: Multivalvulida) from Australia with recommendations for species descriptions in the Kudoidae, Parasitology, 137: 793-814. LIRS catalog number 1318.
  • Heiniger, H. and R.D. Adlard (2012). Host specificity and local infection dynamics of Kudoa leptacanthae n. sp. (Multivalvulida: Kudoidae) from the pericardial cavity of two Zoramia spp. (Perciformes: Apogonidae) at Lizard Island lagoon, Queensland, Australia. Parasitology International, 61: 697-706. LIRS catalog number 1582.
  • Heiniger, H. and R.D. Adlard (2013). Molecular identification of cryptic species of Ceratomyxa Thélohan, 1892 (Myxosporea: Bivalvulida) including the description of eight novel species from apogonid fishes (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Australian waters. Acta Parasitologica, 58: 342-360. LIRS catalog number 1697.
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