| Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes), subfamily: Apogoninae |
| 7.3 cm NG (male/unsexed) |
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pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 18 - 20 m |
| Southeast Pacific: Easter Is. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 8-8. This species is small, usually less than 40 mm SL, semitranslucent, red and lacking stripes or bars or black edges on scales on body sides; dorsal VI-I,8-9 (almost always I,9); anal II,8; pectoral 13-15 (almost always 14); usually a total of 16 or fewer gillrakers (rudiments included) on the first gill arch; 2 predorsal (supraneural) bones; a free edge of skin near the anterior nasal opening; 2 scales between the lateral line and the base of the third spine of the first dorsal fin (Ref. 58270). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Collected from tidepools to a depth of 40 m (Ref. 89467). Type locality, west coast off Tahai, CAS 219899 (holotype of Apogon kautamea, 4.03 cm SL) (Ref. 58270). |
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