banggai cardinalfish
pterapogon kauderni latin

The Banggai cardinalfish is a popular aquarium fish in among fishkeepers.

The Banggai cardinalfish is the only member of its family that is diurnal.

Unlike many other species of marine fish, the Banggai cardinalfish lacks a planktonic stage in its life history.

The Banggai cardinalfish is a paternal mouthbrooder.

Pterapogon kauderni (Banggai cardinalfish)

The Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) is a small tropical cardinalfish (family Apogonidae).

The Banggai cardinalfish is composed of isolated populations concentrated around the shallows of 17 large and 10 small islands within the Banggai Archipelago.

The Banggai cardinalfish often coexists with various anemonefish and anemone shrimp when sheltering in anemones and corals; when found among sea urchin spines, it associates with several other genera of cardinalfish.

Animals here include Atlantic Puffin in the Sea Cliffs exhibit, Banggai Cardinalfish in the Pacific Coral Reef, and Giant Amazon River Turtle in the Amazon River Forest exhibit.

The Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) is a small tropical cardinalfish (family Apogonidae).