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Apogon angustatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911) 
AphiaID: 209336

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogoninae (Subfamily) > Apogon (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Ostorhinchus angustatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911)
Rank Species
Parent Apogon Lacepède, 1801
Sources  basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record: Smith, J.L.B. (1961). Fishes of the family Apogonidae of the Western Indian Ocean and the Seychelles. Ichthyological Bulletin 22. [details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English striped cardinalfish  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Cargados Carajos [details]
Chagos [details]
Kenya [details]
Madagascar [details]
Mauritius [details]
Reunion [details]
Seychelles [details]
South Africa (country) [details]
Links To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To ITIS
Note  Description: Commonly found in clear-waters of seaward reefs. Feeds on polychaetes and other small benthic invertebrates at night; cryptic under ledges or in holes by day (Ref. 1602). Nocturnal species (Ref. 7300). [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:209336
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
1997-07-08 08:51:41Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
2013-01-08 14:26:18Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Apogon angustatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=209336 on 2013-05-25
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