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Three-spined cardinalfish

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Three-spined cardinalfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acropomatidae
Genus: Apogonops
Ogilby, 1896[1]
Species:
A. anomalus
Binomial name
Apogonops anomalus
Synonyms[2]

Verilus anomalus (Ogilby, 1896)

The Three-spined cardinalfish (Apogonops anomalus) is a species of fish in the family Acropomatidae, the temperate ocean-basses or lanternbellies. It is endemic to the marine waters off of Australia.[3] Another name for this species of fish is Flathead feed.[4]

This fish occurs as deep as 600 metres (2,000 ft), but usually stays between 100 and 400 metres (330 and 1,310 ft). It grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.[2]

Hector's lanternfish (Lampanyctodes hectoris) is an important part of its diet.[5]

Some authorities consider Apogonops to be a synonym of Verilus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Agonops". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apogonops anomalus". FishBase. December 2020 version.
  3. ^ Yamanoue, Y. (2016): Revision of the genus Verilus (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) with a description of a new species. Journal of Fish Biology, 89 (5): 2375–2398.
  4. ^ "Verilus anomalus". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  5. ^ Blaber, S.J.M. & Bulman, C.M. (1987): Diets of fishes of the upper continental slope of eastern Tasmania: content, calorific values, dietary overlap and trophic relationships. Marine Biology 95 (3): 345-56.