Pseudamia zonata Paddlefish cardinalfish

Pseudamia zonata is commonly referred to as Paddlefish 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 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 4527
AphiaID:: 276899

Scientific:: Pseudamia zonata
German:: Paddelflossen-Kardinalbarsch
English:: Paddlefish Cardinalfish

Category:: Parmovcovití

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Apogoniformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Pseudamia (Genus) > zonata (Species)
Initial determination:: Randall, Lachner & Fraser, 1985

Occurrence:: Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
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:: 10 - 35 Meter
Habitats:: Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns, Grottoes
Size:: up to 8.27" (21 cm)
Temperature:: 26,4 °F - 84.2 °F (26,4°C - 29°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Carnivore, Invertebrates, Mysis, Schrimps, Zooplankton
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
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

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pseudamia amblyuroptera
Weißmaul-Kardinalbarsch
Pseudamia gelatinosa
Kardinalbarsch
Pseudamia hayashii
Kardinalbarsch
Pseudamia nigra
Pseudamia rubra
Kardinalbarsch
Pseudamia tarri
Pseudamia zonata
Paddelflossen-Kardinalbarsch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-08-09 20:29:39
Last edit:: 2026-07-09 20:05:00

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Pseudamia zonata Randall, Lachner & Fraser, 1985

Distribution:
Western Pacific: Ninigo Islands off northern Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Philippines and Ryukyu Islands.

Found in deep caves, usually where little light is left.

Synonymised names
Pseudamia zonatus Randall, Lachner & Fraser, 1985 · unaccepted (misspelling)

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FishBase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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