First comprehensive ecological survey of the Banggai cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni

A three week expedition to the Banggai Islands archipelago in Indonesia was completed in an attempt to determine the geographical distribution of the Banggai cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni, as well as to investigate its ecology and conservation status in relation to heavy collecting for the aquar...

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Published in:Environmental biology of fishes 2002, Vol.63 (1), p.1-8
Main Authors: VAGELLI, Alejandro A, ERDMANN, Mark V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agnatha and pisces
Agnatha. Pisces
Animal and plant ecology
Animal ethology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Aquariums
Autoecology
Biogeography
Biological and medical sciences
Fish
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Habitats
Marine
Marine conservation
Marine ecology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Pterapogon kauderni
Vertebrata
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Summary:A three week expedition to the Banggai Islands archipelago in Indonesia was completed in an attempt to determine the geographical distribution of the Banggai cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni, as well as to investigate its ecology and conservation status in relation to heavy collecting for the aquarium trade. P. kauderni was found in nine sites within the Banggai archipelago, in three sites within the Sula spur region, and in two sites off mainland Sulawesi. P. kauderni inhabited diverse microhabitats and was found in association with characteristic fish communities. The results of three visual censuses gave a similar density of approximately 0.03 individuals per m super(2). The diet of P. kauderni consisted of a variety of items belonging to five phyla, including microcrustaceans, teleosts and mollusks. At least 50 000 specimens per month are collected for the aquarium trade and trans-shipped via North Sulawesi and Bali. High mortality occurs during transport to these export centers.
ISSN:0378-1909
1573-5133
DOI:10.1023/A:1013884020258