Sphaeramia orbicularis Orbiculate cardinalfish

Sphaeramia orbicularis is commonly referred to as Orbiculate cardinalfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Mediamente facile. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 209408

Scientific:: Sphaeramia orbicularis
German:: Gürtel-Kardinalbarsch
English:: Orbiculate Cardinalfish

Category:: Cardinali

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Sphaeramia (Genus) > orbicularis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Cuvier, ), 1828

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bali, China, East Africa, Fiji, Flores, Greater Sunda Islands, Guam, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Kenya, Kiribati, Lembeh Strait, Lesser Sunda Islands, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Singapore, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, The Bangai Archipelago, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Timor Sea, Togean Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Sea depth:: 0 - 5 Meter
Habitats:: Mangrove Zones, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 3.15" - 4.33" (8,9cm - 11,5cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Fish eggs, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Frozen food (small sorts), Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Mediamente facile
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-08-28 23:12:26
Last edit:: 2024-09-06 10:25:17

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Sphaeramia orbicularis (Cuvier, 1828)

Susceptibly: Very transport-sensitive and delicately during accustomisation. Then again with good feeding very durable.
Social Behaviour: Often agressive against other fishes, particulary against others of his kind.
Tank: A fish from the mangrove woods. A reef tank is not the ideal surrounding for this animal.

Synonymised names
Apogon orbicularis Cuvier, 1828 · unaccepted
Siphamia orbicularis (Cuvier, 1828) · unaccepted (senior synonym)

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FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Bulata, Cauayan, Western Visayas, Philippinen

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