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Apogon

Apogon properuptus

(Whitley, 1964)

Southern Orange-lined Cardinalfish

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Size: 3 inches (6 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits clear coastal and offshore reef caves and usually found at depths between 3 – 100 feet (1 – 30 m) where it feeds on small fishes and crustaceans/zooplankton during evening hours.

General Husbandry: Has a pale tannish body with several pale blue horizontal lines. As of 2016, not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Percoidei

    Family: Apogonidae

    Subfamily: Apogoninae

    Genus: Apogon/Ostorhinchus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Can technically be found also listed as: Ostorhinchus properuptus.

 Apogon properuptus (Southern Orange-lined Cardinalfish)
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