Threespot Cardinalfish (species: Apogon trimaculatus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
Apogon trimaculatus
Threespot Cardinalfish


©Anne: Apogon trimaculatus at night, Lizard Island lagoon.

©Mark Rosenstein: Threespot Cardinalfish (Apogon trimaculatus)
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Apogonidae
Genus Apogon
Species Apogon trimaculatus

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 6 cm (Length of Lizard Island specimens observed)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Comments

The scientific name is not accepted by World Register of Marine Species
by Gaia Guide

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Fisher, R. (2002). The functional capabilities of reef fish larvae: implications for dispersal during the pelagic phase, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 793.
  • Fisher, R. and S.K. Wilson (2004). Maximum sustainable swimming speeds of late-stage larvae of nine species of reef fishes, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 312: 171-186. LIRS catalog number 865.
  • Fogelman, R.M. and A.S. Grutter (2008). Mancae of the parasitic cymothoid isopod, Anilocra apogonae: early life history, host specificity, and the effect on growth and survival of preferred young cardinal fishes, Coral Reefs, 27: 685-693. LIRS catalog number 1146.
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