Apogon leptocaulus (slendertail cardinalfish)

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Family : Cardinalfishes ; Inhabits coral reefs or rocky slopes .

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

slendertail cardinalfish

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

細尾天竺鯛, 细尾天竺鲷

Description

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Habitat

May be found at depths of 20 to 30 meters.

Biome: Saltwater . Reef-associated .

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880
        Class: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880
        Subclass: Actinopterygii ()
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Perciformes () -
        Suborder: Percoidei () -
        Family: Apogonidae ()
        Genus: Apogon () - Lacepède, 1802
        Specific name: leptocaulus - Gilbert, 1972
        Scientific name: - the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.
        
        Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Service

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

First described: Gilbert, R.J. and T.R. Roberts A preliminary survey of the freshwater food fishes of Ecuador. International Center for Aquaculture Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures Agricultural Experiment Station , Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. Project A.I.D./csd-2780. 49 p., 1972.

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 15-Aug-1994

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Members of the genus Apogon

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Contributors

American Fisheries Society. Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Costa, Wilson J.E.M. (from FishBase).
FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 120399
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-29661
Fishbase Species ID: 3525
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 168224
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 102682

Apogon leptocaulus

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Interesting Facts

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Description

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Members of the genus Apogon

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