Banggai cardinalfish

Pterapogon kauderni

Eight Point Six Centimeters Apogonid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

Banggai cardinalfish is a marine fish found around Western Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 8.6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cardinalfishes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Pterapogon
Maximum length: 8.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Pacific: Apparently restricted to Banggai Islands, Indonesia. Also found in several small islands off nearby eastern Taliabu Island and Luwuk vicinity (Ref. 90102 ). Threatened by extinction due to collection for the aquarium trade (Ref. 27438 , 35396 ).

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