Blacktip cardinalfish

Blacktip cardinalfish
Apogon atradorsatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Kurtiformes
Family:Apogonidae
Genus:Apogon
Species: A. atradorsatus
Binomial name
Apogon atradorsatus

The blacktip cardinalfish (Apogon atradorsatus) is a 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.[2]

Distribution

The blacktip cardinalfish is found in Galapagos,[3] Cocos and Malpelo Islands [4]

References

  1. ↑ Smith-Vaniz, B.; Collette, B.; Bussing, W.; Guzman-Mora, A.G. & Salas, E. (2010). "Apogon atradorsatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183259A8082017. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Encyclopedia of Life. "Details for: Blacktip Cardinalfish". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  3. ↑ Grove, Jack Stein; Lavenberg, Robert J. (1997). The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press. p. xxxvii. ISBN 9780804722896. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Apogon atradorsatus" in FishBase. July 2013 version.
  • Encyclopedia of Life. "Details for: Blacktip Cardinalfish". Encyclopedia of Life.
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