Dr. Glen Whisson, Aqua Research and Monitoring Services, Australien
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Vincentia punctata (Klunzinger, 1879)
The Fishes of Australia page states that the cardinalfish, already quite large at 15cm, lives in southwestern waters of Australia as an endemic species, the Encyclopedia of Life states an additional occurrence in the Gulf of Thailand, a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean.
Vincentia punctata is a nocturnal fish, hiding in hiding places during the day and foraging at nightfall, although darkness also provides limited protection from larger predators.
The cardinal perch is red-orange to pinkish, slightly darker on the back, with regularly distributed small brown spots on the sides, the fins are translucent to red, the outer part of the 1st dorsal and ventral fins are black.
Vincentia punctata differs from the southern cardinalfish, Vincentia conspersa, in having 10 soft rays, vs. 7-9 rays in the anal fin, and a larger distance between the back of the second dorsal fin and the beginning of the caudal fin.
Synonymised names:
Apogon punctatus Klunzinger, 1879
The Fishes of Australia page states that the cardinalfish, already quite large at 15cm, lives in southwestern waters of Australia as an endemic species, the Encyclopedia of Life states an additional occurrence in the Gulf of Thailand, a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean.
Vincentia punctata is a nocturnal fish, hiding in hiding places during the day and foraging at nightfall, although darkness also provides limited protection from larger predators.
The cardinal perch is red-orange to pinkish, slightly darker on the back, with regularly distributed small brown spots on the sides, the fins are translucent to red, the outer part of the 1st dorsal and ventral fins are black.
Vincentia punctata differs from the southern cardinalfish, Vincentia conspersa, in having 10 soft rays, vs. 7-9 rays in the anal fin, and a larger distance between the back of the second dorsal fin and the beginning of the caudal fin.
Synonymised names:
Apogon punctatus Klunzinger, 1879
