Apogon quadrisquamatus Sawcheek cardinalfish

Apogon quadrisquamatus is commonly referred to as Sawcheek cardinalfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: 5 - Svår. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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Scientific:: Apogon quadrisquamatus
German:: Kardinalbarsch
English:: Sawcheek Cardinalfish

Category:: Kardinalaborrar

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogon (Genus) > quadrisquamatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Longley, 1934

Occurrence:: Barbados, Guadeloupe, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Puerto Rico, Taiwan, The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, USA, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean
Size:: 2.36" - 2.76" (6cm - 7cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 78.8 °F (22°C - 26°C)
Food:: Copepods, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Mysis, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 65.99 gal (~ 300L)
Difficulty:: 5 - Svår
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Apogon americanus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon atradorsatus
Schwarzspitzen Kardinalfisch
Apogon atricaudus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon aurolineatus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon axillaris
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon binotatus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon campbelli
Apogon caudicinctus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon coccineus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon crassiceps
Transparenter Kardinalbarsch
Apogon dammermani
Apogon deetsie
Apogon dhofar
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon dianthus
Apogon doryssa
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon dovii
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon erythrinus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon erythrosoma
Apogon gouldi
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon guadalupensis
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon imberbis
Roter Mittelmeer-Kardinalbarsch
Apogon indicus
Kardinabarsch
Apogon kautamea
Apogon lachneri
Weißstern-Kardinalbarsch
Apogon lativittatus
Apogon leptocaulus
Apogon maculatus
Flammen-Kardinalbarsch
Apogon marquesensis
Apogon mosavi
Apogon nitidus
Apogon pacificus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon phenax
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon pillionatus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon planifrons
Fahler Kardinalbarsch
Apogon posterofasciatus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon pseudomaculatus
Zweipunkt-Kardinalbarsch
Apogon quadrisquamatus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon retrosella
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon robbyi
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon robinsi
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon rubellus
Apogon rubrifuscus
Apogon seminigracaudus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon semiornatus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon susanae
Apogon townsendi
Gürtel-Kardinalbarsch
Apogon tricinctus
Kardinalbarsch
Apogon unicolor
Apogon unitaeniatus

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-04-20 22:05:41
Last edit:: 2015-04-20 22:05:41

Info

Longley, 1934

Apogon quadrisquamatus is found on coral, sand, or gravel bottoms and sometimes associates with sea anemones, possibly as shelter from predators.

The Sawcheek cardinalfish also lives in tubular sponges.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogoninae (Subfamily) > Apogon (Genus) > Apogon quadrisquamatus (Species)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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