Pristicon trimaculatus Three-spot Cardinalfish

Pristicon trimaculatus is commonly referred to as Three-spot Cardinalfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

7616 

AphiaID:

712699 

Scientific:

Pristicon trimaculatus 

German:

Dreipunkt-Kardinalbarsch 

English:

Three-spot Cardinalfish 

Category:

Kardinalaborrar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Pristicon (Genus) > trimaculatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1828 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Australia, China, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 35 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

4.72" - 5.51" (12,8cm - 14,2cm) 

Temperature:

25,9 °F - 29,3 °F (25,9°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Carnivore, Copepods, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Oyster eggs, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Shrimps, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

Tank:

109.99 gal (~ 500L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Pristicon rhodopterus
  Kardinalbarsch
• 
  Pristicon rufus
  Kardinalbarsch
• 
  Pristicon trimaculatus
  Dreipunkt-Kardinalbarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-10-12 14:27:17 

Last edit:

2025-12-12 12:18:08 

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