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Archamia buruensis in Papua New Guinea
Buru cardinalfish

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Archamia buruensis   (Bleeker, 1856)
Family:	Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) , subfamily: Apogoninae			picture (Arbur_u0.jpg) by Randall, J.E.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Buru cardinalfish
Max. size:	7.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 37816)
Environment:	reef-associated ; depth range 0 - 6 m
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Western Central Pacific: Indonesia to Fiji, north to Taiwan.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 12-13. Diagnosis: Dorsal rays VII,9; anal rays 11,12-13 (rarely 14); pectoral rays 14 (rarely 13 or 15). Two lateral-lines, scales 25 + 3-5; median predorsal scales 1-2 (rarely 3 or 4; more anterior predorsal scales in pairs). Gill rakers 5-7-+ 15-17 (total, 21-23). Body depth ~.6-2.9 in SL, and body width 2.0-2.3 in the depth; eye diameter 3.0-3.6 in head length; first dorsal spine 1.5-1.9 in second spine; second and third dorsal spine 2.4-3.0 in HL; spine of second dorsal fin 2.4-2.9, and second anal spine 3.0-3.7 in HL; pelvic-fin length 4.4-5.1, and caudal-peduncle length 4.2-4.65 in SL; distance from insertion of pelvic spine to anal-fin origin 3.8-4.4 in SL. Posterior and ventral preopercular edges fully serrate or nearly so. Scaly sheath along anal-fin base poorly developed or absent (Ref. 54391).
Biology:	Occurs near river mouths and estuaries (Ref. 54391), on shallow inner reefs and mangroves (Ref. 37816), over soft or hard bottoms (Ref. 54391)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Gon, O. and J.E. Randall. 2003. (Ref. 54391)
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Papua New Guinea country information
Common names:	Buru cardinalfish		Ref:  Kailola, P.J., 1987
Status:	native		Ref:  Myers, R.F., 1999
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Reported from the freshwater of Normanby Island and also collected from Cape Ward Hunt (Ref. 54391). Also Ref. 37816.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pp.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Kailola, P.J., 1987
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	Checked:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Modified:  Capuli, Estelita Emily	Entered:  Casal, Christine Marie V.

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