''Pristicon trimaculatus'', the three-spot cardinalfish'', is a
nocturnal
Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is "nocturnal", versus diurnal meaning the opposite.
Nocturnal creatures generally have highly developed sens ...
fish that lives in the
Western Pacific Ocean, living around inshore coral reefs in waters around the
Ryukyu Islands and
Western Australia and the southern Great Barrier Reef, east to
Samoa and the
Marshall Islands. This species is uncommon. Juveniles have intense, dark markings on a light background, while adults' markings are dusky.
Information
* Depth range: 1-34 m
* Water type: Marine
* Temperature range: 25.2 - 29.3°C
* Nitrate: 0.026 - 0.617 ppm
* Salinity: 32.019 - 35.911 ppt
* Oxygen: 4.271 - 4.746 ppt
* Phosphate: 0.085 - 0.415 ppm
* Maximum size: 14.2 cm standard length (male/unsexed)
* Aquarium trade: Unusual
* Diet: Benthic invertebrates
Further reading
* Eol's ''Apogon trimaculatus'' Inf
* Fishwise's ''Apogon trimaculatus'' Informario
External links
*
Apogonidae
Fish described in 1828
Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
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