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Australian Faunal Directory FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from Australian Faunal Directory    Top | See original &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 301 Moved Permanently http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/956e66fb-0c06-4731-83ac-4784b338f3ae/ Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Foa&speciesname=fo ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Foa&speciesname=fo http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Foa&speciesname=fo ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Foa&speciesname=fo https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Foa&speciesname=fo ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Foa-fo.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Foa Species in    Apogonidae - Classification - Apogoninae Apogonidae Kurtiformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Foa fo Jordan & Seale , 1905 Weedy cardinalfish Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Foa fo   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Videos | Google image Foa fo Picture by Ryanskiy, A. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae Etymology: More on authors: Jordan & Seale . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 82 m (Ref. 57178 ), usually 0 - 15 m (Ref. 90102 ). Tropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Indo-Pacific: from East Africa and the Red Sea to French Polynesia; north to Japan and south to Australia. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37816 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines : 2; Anal soft rays : 8; Vertebrae : 24. This species is distinguished by the following characters: usually 8-12 pored lateral-line scales and 13-15 gill rakers and rudiments; body scales margins uniform to pale edging; body mottled brownish with 5 darker irregular bars, the first anterior to origin of first dorsal fin, the second bar from posterior half of first dorsal fin through posterior half of pelvic fin, the third narrow bar between soft dorsal and soft anal fins, the fourth on caudal peduncle, and the fifth at base of caudal fin; axil of pectoral fin with a whitish spot; 3 whitish basicaudal spots partially in darkish basicaudal bar; whitish spot behind posterior base of soft dorsal fin; second dorsal fin, anal fin and caudal fin pale with darkish banding (Ref. 93673 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Nocturnal species; occurs inshore (Ref. 7300 ). Enters estuaries and quiet coastal bays, usually on mud or silty substrate with algae-rock outcrops or isolated soft corals (Ref. 48635 ). Solitary or in small groups (Ref 90102). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Are mouthbrooders (Ref. 240 ). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205 ). Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Fraser, T.H. and J.E. Randall , 2011. Two new species of Foa (Apogonidae) from the Pacific Plate, with redescriptions of Foa brachygramma and Foa fo . Zootaxa 2988:1-27. (Ref. 93673 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 14 February 2022 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00690 - 0.03171), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.2   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 347 [134, 967] mg/100g; Iron = 1.91 [0.85, 4.38] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [16.6, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.15 [0.05, 0.49] g/100g; Selenium = 60.5 [16.7, 192.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 40.1 [7.0, 242.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.52 [1.80, 6.38] mg/100g (wet weight); Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Laguna, Philippines Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2024-04-24 04:09:44 gmt TaiBIF | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation