Banggai cardinalfish

The Banggai cardinalfish is a small tropical cardinalfish in the family Apogonidae. It is the only member of its genus, the sailfin cardinalfish which at first was included in Pterapogon now being separated in a distinct genus. This attractive fish is popular in the aquarium trade. It is among the relatively few marine fish to have been bred regularly in captivity, but significant numbers are still captured in the wild and it is now an endangered species. The detrimental impact of humans on its environment and certain fatal diseases threaten this species' numbers significantly. Iridovirus diseases are known to be a significant reason for fish mortality.

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