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Apogon amboinensis in New Caledonia
Amboina cardinalfish

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Apogon amboinensis   Bleeker, 1853
Family:	Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) , subfamily: Apogoninae			picture (Apamb_u0.jpg) by Pöllabauer, C.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Amboina cardinalfish
Max. size:	7.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7050)
Environment:	reef-associated ; depth range 2 - 5 m
Climate:	tropical; 32°N - 23°S
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific: Zanzibar (Tanzania) eastward to Southeast Asia, and north to Amami-ôshima (Japan) southward to Taiwan, Palau, Philippines and New Guinea east to the Solomon Island and New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Attains 7 cm TL.
Biology:	Found in brackish water at river mouths and among the mangroves. Also enters freshwater during low tide. Mouth brooding by males (Ref. 559)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino. 1984. (Ref. 559)
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New Caledonia country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Marquet, G., B. Séret and R. Lecomte-Finiger, 1997
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Also Ref. 2847, 13246.
National  Checklist:
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/nc.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Séret, B., 1997
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	Checked:  Garilao, Cristina V.	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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