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Banggai cardinal fish
Pterapogon kauderni
Animal facts
Bangaii cardinals are reef-dwelling saltwater fish as well as mouth brooders. The males carry the eggs for 18 to 24 days before releasing 15 to 40 near a long-spined sea urchin (or anemone) which provides protection.
Where they live
Restricted to Banggai Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Habitat
Over-hangs reef caves and seagrass beds near reefs
What they eat
In the wild they eat crustaceans, small fish and plankton; in captivity they eat frozen and live brine shrimp, mysis shrimp and krill
IUCN status
Vulnerable
Conservation work
Marine and freshwater conservation programme