WoRMS name details
Apogon fragilis Smith, 1961
209322 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:209322)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Smith, J.L.B. (1961). Fishes of the family Apogonidae of the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University.</em> 22: 373-418, Pls. 46-52. [details]
Note Pinda (Mozambique)
Unreviewed
Type locality Pinda (Mozambique) [details]
Description Occurs in sheltered lagoons and bays, above branching corals and among reef crevices. Forms large schools often with other...
Description Occurs in sheltered lagoons and bays, above branching corals and among reef crevices. Forms large schools often with other species. (Refs. 1602 and 2334). Nocturnal species (Ref. 7300) <111>. Size: 3.75 cm Smith (1963). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Apogon fragilis Smith, 1961. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=209322 on 2025-12-16
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2000-09-13 07:19:12Z
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Garcia, Maria
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Nomenclature
original description
Smith, J.L.B. (1961). Fishes of the family Apogonidae of the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University.</em> 22: 373-418, Pls. 46-52. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in sheltered lagoons and bays, above branching corals and among reef crevices. Forms large schools often with other species. (Refs. 1602 and 2334). Nocturnal species (Ref. 7300) <111>. Size: 3.75 cm Smith (1963). [details]Type locality Pinda (Mozambique) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | fragile cardinalfish | [details] |
