Cheilodipterus persicus Persian cardinalfish

Cheilodipterus persicus is commonly referred to as Persian cardinalfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: 4 - Medelsvår. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Richard und Mary Field, Malta

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Scientific:: Cheilodipterus persicus
German:: Kardinalbarsch
English:: Persian Cardinalfish

Category:: Kardinalaborrar

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Cheilodipterus (Genus) > persicus (Species)
Initial determination:: Gon, 1993

Occurrence:: Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Western Indian Ocean
Size:: up to 4.33" (11 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: 4 - Medelsvår
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-03-09 18:10:30
Last edit:: 2013-03-09 18:10:30

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Cheilodipterus persicus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Cheilodipterus persicus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Cheilodipterus persicus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Gon, 1993

Special thanks for the foto to Johnny Jensen, Danmark.

Distribution: Barain, Kuwait, Qatar und Saudi-Arabien and Oman.

Feeds on benthic invertebrates at night.

Lifes in corals reefs and in protected lagoons.

Systematik: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogoninae (Subfamily) > Cheilodipterus (Genus)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Johnny Jensen (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Richard & Mary Field, Bild aus : Oman, Bandar Jissah, Golf von Oman

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