Taeniamia mozambiquensis Mozambique cardinalfish

Taeniamia mozambiquensis is commonly referred to as Mozambique cardinalfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 1013739

Scientific:: Taeniamia mozambiquensis
German:: Kardinalbarsch
English:: Mozambique Cardinalfish

Category:: Cardinalfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Taeniamia (Genus) > mozambiquensis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Smith, ), 1961

Occurrence:: East Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, South-Africa, Tansania, Western Indian Ocean
Size:: up to 3.5" (8.9 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Fish larvae, Invertebrates, Isopods, Mysis, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Taeniamia kagoshimana
Kardinalbarsch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-06-19 12:25:01
Last edit:: 2015-06-19 12:25:01

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Smith, 1961

Correct name according to WoRMS:
Archamia mozambiquensis Smith, 1961

Correct name according to FishBase:
Taeniamia mozambiquensis (Smith, 1961)

Mozambique cardinalfish occurs in loose aggregations between branching corals or coralline rocks and seaweeds in protected waters to a depth of 15 meters
This species is relatively common.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogoninae (Subfamily) > Archamia (Genus) > Archamia mozambiquensis (Species)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Fishwise Pro von Denis & Sally Polack (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Sally und Dennis Polack, FishWise Pro, Foto: KwaZulu-Natal, Sowana Bay, Südafrika

Copyright J. E. Randall, Foto: Natal, Südafrika

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