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Apogonichthyoides maculipinnis (Regan, 1908)

Specklehead cardinalfish
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Maldives country information

Common names: Specklehead cardinalfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Apogon maculipinnis, Haddhunmathi Atoll (Laamu Atoll). Known from 2 specimens, the first (holotype) was collected in 1900 and the second in 2018, after 118 years (Ref. 118651)
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mv.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E. and C. Anderson, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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 author: Regan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 40 m (Ref. 118651).   Tropical

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