Apogonichthys perdix Waikiki cardinalfish, Perdix cardinalfish

Apogonichthys perdix is commonly referred to as Waikiki cardinalfish, Perdix 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.

Profile

lexID:

8966 

AphiaID:

209383 

Scientific:

Apogonichthys perdix 

German:

Kardinalbarsch 

English:

Waikiki Cardinalfish, Perdix Cardinalfish 

Category:

Cardinalfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogonichthys (Genus) > perdix (Species) 

Initial determination:

Bleeker, 1854 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Indonesia, Japan, Johnston Atoll, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua, Philippines, Raja Amat, Rapa, Red Sea, South-Africa, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Vietnam, Wake Atoll 

Size:

1.42" - 2.36" (3.6cm - 6cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 84.2 °F (22°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Copepods, Fish larvae, Invertebrates, Mysis, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Apogonichthys landoni
• 
  Apogonichthys ocellatus
  Rot-Meer Kardinalbarsch
• 
  Apogonichthys perdix
  Kardinalbarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-11-15 18:11:50 

Last edit:

2015-11-15 18:11:50 

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