Guess this species

[jhemdal1]

Hi All,

Here is a tricky one - who can guess this species? It is obviously a cardinalfish of the genus Apogon, but what species? Here is a hint - it isn't found in the Pacific.


Jay Hemdal

 

[Mike612]

That's not too hard to identify. It's a Flame Cardinalfish, also known as Apogon Maculatus.

 

[Anonymous]

As mike says, it should be an Apogon.

 

[jhemdal1]

Hey Folks,

Keep trying, like I said - its a tricky one! Here is the next hint: It is not from the Caribbean (so can't be A. maculatus).


Jay Hemdal

 

[Anonymous]

Here you go rare cardinalfish fans. I saw a group of these at a wholesaler a while back. Just recently found out what they were. Cool looking fish in person!

Any guesses?

 

[Mike612]

Alright my next guess is the Sawcheek Cardinalfish, Apogon Quadrisquamatus. Wow, try spelling that a million times.

Matt, I say yours is the Paddlefin Cardinalfish, also known as Pseudamia Zonata.

 

[jhemdal1]

Mike,

Nope, its not a sawcheek cardinal! Here is the next hint: "Its all Greek to me"

Jay Hemdal

p.s. - Pseudamia cardinals are COOL - but I don't see them very often, great fish for nanos!

 

[Mike612]

Alright I'm determined to get this. My next guess is the Oddscale Cardinalfish, Apogon Evermanni.

 

[jhemdal1]

Ahhh,

Visually VERY close! I bet I couldn't tell an A. evermanni from this species by just looking at a picture of it (I've kept both species). However, that isn't that species. That brings up the difficulty of trying to identify a fish based solely on its photo. Here is another hint: it is actually a temperate species.

Jay Hemdal

 

[Mike612]

Alright, I officially give up. My book ran out of red cardinals like that.

 

[jhemdal1]

O.K. Its an Apogon imberbis, from the Eastern Atlantic. Here is a link to Fishbase:

http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summar...ID=1693&genusname=Apogon&speciesname=imberbis

They are common in public aquariums in Europe, but are not exported for the pet trade. Unfortuneately, the one in this photo died last week.

Jay Hemdal

 

[Mike612]

Ya, I knew that all along. I was just pretending I didn't :roll: .

 

[Anonymous]

Matt, I say yours is the Paddlefin Cardinalfish, also known as Pseudamia Zonata.

Yup!

 

[Mike612]

Well, one out of two isn't too bad.