Manyband Cardinalfish, Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus (Weber 1909)

Other Names: Many-banded Cardinalfish, Many-banded Cardinal-fish, Short-tail Cardinalfish

Summary:

A relatively large pinkish to pale reddish-brown cardinalfish with 8-9 narrow stripes following the scale rows along the side, a large black spot near the base of the second dorsal fin, a smaller black spot on the base of the anal fin, a dark diagonal bar across the cheek, and a small black spot on the upper part of the gill cover. The Manyband Cardinalfish may have three indisctinct vertical bars on the sides.

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Bray, D.J. 2021, Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4467

Manyband Cardinalfish, Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus (Weber 1909)

More Info

Distribution	Shark Bay, Western Australia, around the tropical north, to Wide Bay, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Aru Islands Indonesia (the type locality). Shelters in reef crevices and around isolated rocky and coral outcrops.
Features	Dorsal fin VII + I, 9; Anal fin II, 8; Pectoral fin 15-16; Lateral line scales 23-25; Gill rakers (first arch) 4+12.
Similar Species	The Manyband Cardinalfish has no vertical bars, nor an ocellated spot on body.
Etymology	The specific name brevicaudatus is from the Latin brevis (= short) and caudatus (= tailed), in reference to the short caudal fin of this species.
Species Citation	Apogon brevicaudatus Weber 1909, Notes from the Leyden Museum 31(2): 158. Type locality: Jedan Island, Aru Islands, Indonesia.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2021
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Manyband Cardinalfish, Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus (Weber 1909)

References

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Russell, B.C. & Houston, W. 1989. Offshore fishes of the Arafura Sea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 6(1): 69-84. (as Apogon brevicaudatus)

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Weber, M. 1909. Note IV. Diagnosen neuer Fische der Siboga-Expedition. Notes from the Leyden Museum 31(2): 143-169. See ref at BHL