Apogon doederleini

Apogonidae
Four-line Cardinalfish, Doederlein's Cardinalfish
  • Apogon doederleini, WA, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Apogon doederleini, WA, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Apogon doederleini, Juvenile, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Photo: Andrew Green
    Apogon doederleini, Juvenile, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Apogon doederleini, Juvenile, QLD, Australia, Photo: Joe Shields
    Apogon doederleini, Juvenile, QLD, Australia, Photo: Joe Shields
  • Apogon doederleini, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Apogon doederleini, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Apogon doederleini, NSW, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Apogon doederleini, NSW, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Apogon doederleini, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Apogon doederleini, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Apogon doederleini, Juvenile, Lord Howe Is, Australia, Photo: Andrew Green
    Apogon doederleini, Juvenile, Lord Howe Is, Australia, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
(Accepted name: Ostorhinchus doederleini) Four narrow, well-defined stripes. Mid stripe tapers to distinct wider black spot on tail base, all fins translucent but usually have a pinkish tinge. Stripes may be almost absent in small juveniles, and base colour is variable, but tail spot still large and well defined.
Information
  • Max Size: 14 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 15.4-31.1°C
  • Depth: 0-10m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
  • Habitat Generalisation Index: 16.2
    Also referred to as the SGI (Species generalisation index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Frequent (11% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Many (22 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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