Blacktip cardinalfish
| Apogon atradorsatus | |
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| Apogon atradorsatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Apogoninae |
| Genus: | Apogon |
| Species: | A. atradorsatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Apogon atradorsatus Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 | |
Blacktip cardinalfish (Apogon atradorsatus) are reef fish in the South Pacific. They inhabit rocky reefs at depths from 3–45 m. They stay under ledge overhangs and other shaded areas on rocky reefs and slopes during the day and feeds in the open at night.[1]
Distribution
Galapagos, Cocos, and Malpelo Islands [2]
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Life. "Details for: Blacktip Cardinalfish" (HTML). Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Apogon atradorsatus" in FishBase. July 2013 version.
External links
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