Cheilodipterus arabicus Tiger cardinal

Cheilodipterus arabicus is commonly referred to as Tiger cardinal. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

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Scientific:: Cheilodipterus arabicus
German:: Kardinalbarsch
English:: Tiger Cardinal

Category:: Cardinalfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Cheilodipterus (Genus) > arabicus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gmelin, ), 1789

Occurrence:: Sudan, Eritrea, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Jordan, Mauritius, Mozambique, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Tansania, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen
Size:: up to 7.09" (18 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Mysis
Tank:: 329.97 gal (~ 1500L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2009-07-30 11:08:03
Last edit:: 2009-07-30 11:08:03

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(Gmelin, 1789)

A common species found in small aggregations around corals.

Synonyms:
Centropomus arabicus (Gmelin, 1789)
Cheilodipterus caninus Smith, 1949
Cheilodipterus lineatus (Forsskål, 1775)
Perca arabica Gmelin, 1789
Perca lineata Forsskål, 1775

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogoninae (Subfamily) > Cheilodipterus (Genus)

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