Apogon axillaris Axillary-spot cardinalfish

Apogon axillaris is commonly referred to as Axillary-spot cardinalfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

Apogon axillaris (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz

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lexID:: 226
AphiaID:: 241247

Scientific:: Apogon axillaris
German:: Kardinalbarsch
English:: Axillary-spot Cardinalfish

Category:: Cardinalfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogon (Genus) > axillaris (Species)
Initial determination:: Valenciennes, 1832

Occurrence:: Ascencion, St. Helena & Tristan da Cunha, East-Atlantic Ocean
Size:: up to 5.91" (15 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Flakes, Frozen food (small sorts), Krill, Lobster eggs, Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Apogon americanus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon atradorsatus
Schwarzspitzen Kardinalfisch
Apogon atricaudus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon aurolineatus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon axillaris
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon binotatus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon campbelli
Apogon caudicinctus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon coccineus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon crassiceps
Transparenter Kardinalbarsch
Apogon dammermani
Apogon deetsie
Apogon dhofar
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon dianthus
Apogon doryssa
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon dovii
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon erythrinus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon erythrosoma
Apogon gouldi
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon guadalupensis
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon imberbis
Roter Mittelmeer-Kardinalbarsch
Apogon indicus
Kardinabarsch
Apogon kautamea
Apogon lachneri
Weißstern-Kardinalbarsch
Apogon lativittatus
Apogon leptocaulus
Apogon maculatus
Flammen-Kardinalbarsch
Apogon marquesensis
Apogon mosavi
Apogon nitidus
Apogon pacificus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon phenax
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon pillionatus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon planifrons
Fahler Kardinalbarsch
Apogon posterofasciatus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon pseudomaculatus
Zweipunkt-Kardinalbarsch
Apogon quadrisquamatus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon retrosella
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon robbyi
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon robinsi
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon rubellus
Apogon rubrifuscus
Apogon seminigracaudus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon semiornatus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon susanae
Apogon townsendi
Gürtel-Kardinalbarsch
Apogon tricinctus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon unicolor
Apogon unitaeniatus

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-08-27 22:55:21
Last edit:: 2007-11-16 15:32:49

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Apogon axillaris Valenciennes, 1832
Axillary-spot cardinalfish

Inhabits rocky areas with caves. Smaller specimens occasionally occur among rubble.

Actinopterygii (Strahlenflosser) >
Perciformes (Perch-likes) >
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) >
Apogoninae

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz auf Medslugs (multi) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Apogon axillaris (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz

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