Kauderni/Bangai Cardinal Fish

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The Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) is a small tropical cardinalfish in the family Apogonidae. It is the only member of its genus.[2] This attractive fish is popular in the aquarium trade.

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This species grows up to 8 centimetres (3 intotal length. It is easily differentiated from all other cardinalfishes by its tasseled first dorsal fin, elongated anal and second dorsal fin rays, deeply forked caudal fin, and color pattern consisting of three black bars across the head and body and prominent black anterior edges on the anal and second dorsal fin.  The male can be differentiated from the female by a conspicuous, enlarged oral cavity, which is apparent only when they are brooding. It is among the relatively few marine fish to have been bred regularly in captivity, but significant numbers are still captured in the wild and it is now an endangered species. The detrimental impact of humans on its environment and certain fatal diseases threaten this species’ numbers significantly. Iridovirus diseases are known to be significant reason for fish mortality.

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