Threespot Cardinalfish (species: Pristicon trimaculatus) in ALA: Lizard Island (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Pristicon trimaculatus
Threespot Cardinalfish


©Rick Stuart-Smith: Pristicon trimaculatus, Lizard Island area.

©Anne Hoggett: Juvenile Pristicon trimaculatus, about 2 cm long, in LIRS aquarium.

©Anne Hoggett: Pristicon trimaculatus at night, Lizard Island lagoon.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Apogonidae
Genus Pristicon
Species Pristicon trimaculatus

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 6 cm (Length of Lizard Island specimens observed)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Fisher, R. (2002). The functional capabilities of reef fish larvae: implications for dispersal during the pelagic phase, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 793.
  • Fisher, R., J.M. Leis, D.L. Clark and S.K. Wilson (2005). Critical swimming speeds of late-stage coral reef fish larvae: variation within species, among species and between locations, Marine Biology, 147: 1202-1212. LIRS catalog number 934.
  • Fisher, R. and S.K. Wilson (2004). Maximum sustainable swimming speeds of late-stage larvae of nine species of reef fishes, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 312: 171-186. LIRS catalog number 865.
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