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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Kurtiformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family)
      └Pterapogon (Genus)

Red Fishes & Cardinalfishes
Cardinalfishes

Banggai Cardinalfish

Banggai Cardinalfish (Juvenile)

Pajama Cardinalfish

Orbicular Cardinalfish

Orangelined Cardinalfish

Girdled Cardinalfish

Barred Cardinalfish

Whitestar Cardinalfish

Flamefish

Pale Cardinalfish

Twospot Cardinalfish

Roughlip Cardinalfish

Talbot's Cardinalfish

Belted Cardinalfish

Blackfin Cardinalfish

Wolf Cardinalfish

Fivelined Cardinalfish

Ghost Cardinalfish

Goldbelly Cardinalfish

Ring-Tailed Cardinalfish

Spotgill Cardinalfish

Splitband Cardinalfish

Yellowstriped Cardinalfish

Frostfin Cardinalfish

Moluccan Cardinalfish

Blackstripe Cardinalfish

Wassinki Cardinalfish (Juvenile)

Iridescent Cardinalfish

Bandfin Cardinalfish

Three-Spot Cardinalfish



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