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Apogon

Apogon griffini

(Seale, 1910)

Sicklefin Cardinalfish

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Philippines Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Size: 5 inches (12 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow weedy coastal reefs and usually found at depths between 6 – 30 feet (2 – 10 m) where it feeds on small fishes and crustaceans/zooplankton during evening hours.

General Husbandry: Has a bronze body with some pale orange in its fins. As of 2016, not yet collected for the trade. However, should it become available, its aquarium husbandry would be similar to that of A. angustatus. Simply open that species to view those recommendations.

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 griffini.

 Apogon griffini (Sicklefin Cardinalfish)
Photo © David Cook
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