Pseudamia zonata Paddlefish cardinalfish

Pseudamia zonatais commonly referred to as Paddlefish cardinalfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended.

Dr. Robert A. Patzner, Österreich

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AphiaID:: 276899

Scientific:: Pseudamia zonata
German:: Paddelflossen-Kardinalbarsch
English:: Paddlefish Cardinalfish

Category:: Cardinalfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Pseudamia (Genus) > zonata (Species)
Initial determination:: Randall, Lachner & Fraser, 1985

Occurrence:: Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
Size:: up to 8.27" (21 cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 77 °F (20°C - 25°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Invertebrates, Mysis, Schrimps, Zooplankton
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Average

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pseudamia amblyuroptera
Weißmaul-Kardinalbarsch
Pseudamia gelatinosa
Kardinalbarsch
Pseudamia hayashii
Kardinalbarsch
Pseudamia nigra
Pseudamia rubra
Pseudamia tarri
Pseudamia zonata
Paddelflossen-Kardinalbarsch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-08-09 20:29:39
Last edit:: 2012-08-09 20:29:39

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Randall, Lachner & Fraser, 1985

Distribution:
Western Pacific: Ninigo Islands off northern Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Philippines and Ryukyu Islands.

Found in deep caves, usually where little light is left.

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Saltcorner (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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