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Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis (Cuvier, 1828)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Dark vertical bar present below each dorsal fin and on caudal base; a fourth bar may be present between the 2nd dorsal and the caudal base; normally with large ocellus above pectoral fins; pelvic fins black, pectoral fins light, other fins dusky to dark in color (Ref. 4329).

Common Names

  • Koloog-kardinaal , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • Toøjet kardinalfisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Black-finned cardinal-fish , English , Australia
  • Bulls-eye cardinal , English , Australia
  • Bulls-eye cardinalfish , English , Australia
  • Bullseye , English , Malaysia
  • Bullseye , English , South Africa
  • Bullseye , English , Global
  • Bullseye cardinal fish , English , Micronesia
  • Bullseye cardinalfish , English , Malaysia
  • Bullseye cardinalfish , English , UK
  • Cardinal , English , Cyprus
  • Cardinalfish , English , Malaysia
  • Two-eye cardinalfish , English , Australia
  • Apogon à nageoires noires , French , France
  • Sebekah , Malay , Malaysia
  • Sebekah tanda sasar , Malay , Malaysia
  • Semangka , Malay , Malaysia
  • Seriding , Malay , Malaysia
  • 大目侧仔 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 大目側仔 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 大面侧仔 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 睛斑天竺鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 睛斑天竺鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 黑鰭天竺鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 黑鳍天竺鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Dahanlaneh-e-Khaldar , Persian , Iran
  • Kardinal balıği , Turkish , Cyprus
  • Kardinal balığı , Turkish , Turkey

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Kurtiformes

    Family: Apogonidae

    Genus: Apogonichthyoides

    Species: Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis (Cuvier, 1828)

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

  • Indo-West Pacific. Red Sea, east to Indonesia and south to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique (Ref. 4329) and Australia. Also occurs in the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819), Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964) and Seychelles (Ref. 1623).

    • Biology

    Adults occur inshore (Ref. 7300) and in deep offshore reefs (Ref. 9710). Found among weeds (Ref. 1623). Nocturnal species. Feed at night on zooplankton (Ref. 43448). Have been reared in captivity (Ref. 35416). Mouthbrooders, the males incubate the eggs (Ref. 43448).

    Habitat

    associated