Apogon lachneri Whitestar Cardinalfish

Apogon lachneri is commonly referred to as Whitestar 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 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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Scientific:: Apogon lachneri
German:: Weißstern-Kardinalbarsch
English:: Whitestar Cardinalfish

Category:: Apogonowate

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogon (Genus) > lachneri (Species)
Initial determination:: Böhlke, 1959

Occurrence:: Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean
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:: 5 - 70 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Reef holes, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 2.56" (6.5 cm)
Temperature:: 24,5 °F - 27,8 °F (24,5°C - 27,8°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Frozen food (small sorts), Krill, Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
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