Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Banggai Cardinalfish
Pterapogon kauderni
Banggai Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Pterapogon kauderni
Size: Up to 2.5 in. (6.5 cm)  
Depth: 3-40 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Banggai Island (Indonesia), Lembeh Strait (Indonesia)
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Kurtiformes (Order)
      └Apogonidae (Family)
       └Pterapogon (Genus)
        └P. kauderni (Species)

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