Cheilodipterus parazonatus Mimic cardinal

Cheilodipterus parazonatus is commonly referred to as Mimic cardinal. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

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Courtesy of the author Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii . Please visit hbs.bishopmuseum.org for more information.

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lexID:: 8322
AphiaID:: 278895

Scientific:: Cheilodipterus parazonatus
German:: Kardinalbarsch
English:: Mimic Cardinal

Category:: Cardinali

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

Occurrence:: Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
Size:: up to 2.4" (6.1 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Copepods, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-05-03 12:44:22
Last edit:: 2015-05-03 12:44:22

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Gon, 1993

This cardinalfish inhabits shallow lagoon at about 1 to 15 m, but is occasionally found in deeper water down to 35 m.

Cheilodipterus parazonatus ventures into open water and seen in association with and imitating the foraging behavior of Meiacanthus vittatus.
It swims with quick darting motion, mimics Meiacanthus vittatus, Smith-Vaniz, 1976

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

External links

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

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Copyright Dr. J. E. Randall, Foto aus Papua-Neuguinea

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