Astrapogon stellatus inside a penshell from Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Kurtiformes
Family:
Apogonidae
Genus:
Astrapogon
Species:
A. stellatus
Binomial name
Astrapogon stellatus
(Cope, 1867)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Apogonichthys stellatus Cope, 1867
Astrapogon stellatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinal fishes. It lives in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It is commonly known as the conchfish because it typically conceals itself in the mantle cavity of a living queen conch (Aliger gigas) by day.[3]
^Gilmore, G.; Fraser, T. (2015). "Astrapogon stellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T185869A1784179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T185869A1784179.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ abBailly, Nicolas (2020). "Astrapogon stellatus (Cope, 1867)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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