Species: Apogon retrosella, Bar-spot cardinalfish
Apogon retrosella (Gill, 1862)
Bar-spot cardinalfish
Body oblong, compressed; head large, snout short; eye large; teeth small, no canines, usually present on center and sides of roof of mouth; gill rakers (including rudiments) 4-5 + 11-13; preopercle serrated, lower membranous flap not extending beyond edge of preoperculum; dorsal rays VI + I, 9-10; anal rays II, 7; pectoral rays 12; tail fin moderately concave; body scales rough; last few scales on tail fin; a row of scales along center of nape; lateral line complete, extends onto base of tail fin; lateral-line scales 24-27.
Red to reddish pink; a black bar below second dorsal fin; a black spot at middle of caudal fin base; a black stripe bordered by white lines from snout through eye.
Size: reaches 10 cm.
Inhabits rocky reefs.
Depth: 1-60 m.
Southern Baja and the Gulf of California to western Panama; vagrants at the Revillagigedos, Malpelo and Gorgona Islands, Colombia.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom + water column
- Near Bottom
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Rocks
- Corals
- Water column
- Reef only
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Planktivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Zooplankton
- Pelagic crustacea
- Data
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic larva
- No data
- Brooded
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- East Pacific endemic
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- 3 provinces (Cortez + Mexican + Panamic) endemic
- TEP endemic
- All species
- Continent + Island (s)
- Island (s)
- Continent
- Continental TEP endemic
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California)
- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 10
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Depth Range Max
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- 60
