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banggai cardinalfish

Pterapogon kauderni

Description:

This fish is popular in the aquarium trade.

Habitat:

Tropicarium of Budapest In the wilde: This species is restricted to the Banggai Islands of Indonesia. It is now a threatened species.

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2 Comments

Saarbrigger
Saarbrigger 12 years ago

Probably yes. They reproduce slowley and the population was never big.

ScottRasmussen
ScottRasmussen 12 years ago

Spectacular. Are they threatened because of the aquarium trade?

Saarbrigger
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Saarbrigger

Budapest, Közép-Magyarország, Hungary

Spotted on Jul 10, 2011
Submitted on Jul 18, 2011

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