Pristicon trimaculatus, also known as the three-spot cardinalfish, is a nocturnal 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.[1] This species is uncommon. Juveniles have intense, dark markings on a light background, while adults' markings are dusky. Like other cardinalfish, they brood their eggs inside their mouths.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Genus: | Pristicon |
| Species: | P. trimaculatus
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| Pristicon trimaculatus G. Cuvier, 1828
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Information
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ a b Jo, Seonmi; Jung, Seung-Hyun; Hwang, Hyun-Ju; Kim, Min-Seop; Kim, Yu-Cheol; Yoo, Jong Su; Song, Ha Yeun (2019-01-02). "Complete mitochondrial genome of Pristicon trimaculatus (Kurtiformes, apogonidae): mitogenome characterization and phylogenetic analysis". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 4 (1): 288–289. doi:10.1080/23802359.2018.1542984. ISSN 2380-2359.
External links
edit- Photos of Pristicon trimaculatus on Sealife Collection
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