Jaydia photogaster, Silverbelly cardinalfish

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Jaydia photogaster (Gon & Allen, 1998)

Silverbelly cardinalfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 18 - 52 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical

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Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)

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Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Solitary or in small groups. Found in lagoon patch reefs in 18-52 m (Ref 90102).

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Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).

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Gon, O. and G.R. Allen, 1998. A new luminous cardinalfish of the genus Apogon (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from the western Pacific Ocean. Spec. Publ. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. 62:9p. (Ref. 37613)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 August 2023

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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