Scarlet Cardinalfish, Vincentia badia Allen 1987

A Scarlet Cardinalfish, Vincentia badia, at Second Valley, South Australia, February 2010. Source: David Muirhead / iNaturalist.org. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:

A small reddish, to reddish-brown cardinalfish, with transparent areas on the outer parts of the second dorsal, caudal and anal fins, and sometimes faint spots on the second dorsal and caudal fins.

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Bray, D.J. 2021, Vincentia badia in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3688

Scarlet Cardinalfish, Vincentia badia Allen 1987

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Distribution	Endemic to southern Australia, from the SA Gulfs and Kangaroo Island, South Australia, to Port Denison, Western Australia. Nocturnal on rocky reefs, sheltering in caves and beneath ledges during the day at depths to 55 m.
Features	Dorsal fin VII–VIII; I, 9; Anal fin II, 9; Pectoral fin 15; Pelvic fin I, 5: Caudal fin 17; Lateral line scales 23–24. Body deep, depth 41–44% SL; caudal peduncle of moderate length (24–25% SL); head length 33–38% SL; eye diameter 30–36% HL; scales ctenoid, those in and adjacent to lateral line of similar size; 6–7 scales below lateral line; dorsal fins of similar size, completely separate.
Size	To almost 10 cm.
Colour	Overall reddish-brown, including fins, although pectorals somewhat lighter and translucent areas sometimes present on caudal membranes and on basal half of anal fin. Occasional specimens are primarily red.
Feeding	Nocturnal carnivore - feeds on zooplankton and benthic invertebrates.
Biology	The sexes are separate and fertilization is external. Males incubate the developing eggs in their mouths.
Similar Species	Closely resembles the Southern Cardinalfish, Vincentia conspersa. The Scarlet Cardinalfish differs in having fewer lateral line scales (23-24 vs 25-26 in V. conspersa), and its smaller size (less than 7 cm SL, and usually less than 5.5 cm SL, compared with about 11.5 cm SL for V. conspersa).
Etymology	The species name badia is from the Latin badius (= red-brown), in reference to the body colour of this species.
Species Citation	Vincentia badia Allen, 1987, Mem. Mus. Vic. 48 (1): 6. Type locality: Western Australia, Port Peron, depth 1 m.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2021
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Scarlet Cardinalfish, Vincentia badia Allen 1987

References

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Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. 2014. Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa 3846(2): 151–203