Verulux cypselurus

Verulux cypselurus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Apogonidae
Genus:	Verulux
Species:	V. cypselurus
Binomial name
Verulux cypselurus (M. C. W. Weber, 1909)
Synonyms
Rhabdamia cypselurusWeber, 1909

Verulux cypselurus, also known as the swallow-tail cardinalfish is a species of fish in the family Apogonidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. ^[2]

References

1. Allen, G.R.; Myers, R.F.; Santos, M.; Mutia, M.T.M.; Muyot, B.; Arceo, H.; Nañola, C.L. (2022). "Verulux cypselurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T193310A2219317. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T193310A2219317.en . Retrieved 19 January 2025.
2. Mabuchi, K.; Fraser, T.H.; Song, H.; Azuma, Y.; Nishida, M. (2014). "Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters". Zootaxa. 3846 (2): 151–203. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.2.1 . PMID   25112246.

External links

• Photos of Verulux cypselurus in the Sealife Collection