Doederlein's Cardinalfish (species: Apogon doederleini) in Sydney Marine Life (Gaia Guide)
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Apogon doederleini
Doederlein's Cardinalfish


©Nemo's Great Uncle: Doederlein's Cardinalfish (Apogon doederleini)

©Simon Gingins: Apogon doederleini at Lizard Island

©Nemo's great uncle on Flickr: Doederlein's Cardinalfish (Apogon doederleini)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Apogonidae
Genus Apogon
Species Apogon doederleini

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 14 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 6 m to 9 m

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Doederlein's Cardinalfish (Apogon doederleini)

Distribution and habitat preferences

Commonly occurs in rocky areas near shore and abundant on ledges (FishBase).

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References

  • Barnett, A. (2004). The trophic and reproductive implications of mouthbrooding in apogonid fishes, Honours thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 946.
  • Barnett, A. and D.R. Bellwood (2005). Sexual dimorphism in the buccal cavity of paternal mouthbrooding cardinalfishes (Pisces: Apogonidae), Marine Biology, 148: 205-212. LIRS catalog number 1021.
  • Barnett, A., D.R. Bellwood and A.S. Hoey (2006). Trophic ecomorphology of cardinalfish, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 322: 249-257. LIRS catalog number 1020.
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