Apogon americanus Brazilian flamefish

Apogon americanus is commonly referred to as Brazilian flamefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 8793
AphiaID:: 272972

Scientific:: Apogon americanus
German:: Kardinalbarsch
English:: Brazilian Flamefish

Category:: Kardinalfisk

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogon (Genus) > americanus (Species)
Initial determination:: Castelnau, 1855

Occurrence:: Brazil
Size:: 10,1 cm
Temperature:: °F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Fish larvae, Invertebrates, 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:

Apogon americanus
Kardinalbarsch
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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:: 2015-09-30 11:45:27
Last edit:: 2015-09-30 11:45:27

Info

Castelnau, 1855

Very special thanks for the first photo of Apogon americanus to Raphael M. Macieira, Brazil.

Synonym:
Apogon americanum Castelnau, 1855

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 americanus (Species)

External links

Discover Life (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Fishwise Pro von Denis & Sally Polack (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Ricardo Zaluar Guimarães, Foto: Ilhas Rasas Archipelago, Espírito Santo , Brasilien

Copyright Raphael M. Macieira, Foto: Trindade Island, Brasilien

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