Banggai cardinal fish
Pterapogon kauderni
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The Banggai cardinalfish lives only in a very small area east of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is the only member of its genus, popular in the aquarium trade. The male broods the eggs in its mouth. Endangered.
- Scientific name
- Pterapogon kauderni
- Family
- Apogonidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Apogonidae
- Order
- Kurtiformes
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Mouthbrooder
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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