Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus Fiveband Cardinalfish, Five-line Cardinal, Five-line Cardinalfish, Five-lined Cardinalfish, Five-lined Cardinal-fish

Cheilodipterus quinquelineatusis commonly referred to as Fiveband Cardinalfish, Five-line Cardinal, Five-line Cardinalfish, Five-lined Cardinalfish, Five-lined Cardinal-fish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
German:: Fünflinien-Kardinalbarsch
English:: Fiveband Cardinalfish, Five-line Cardinal, Five-line Cardinalfish, Five-lined Cardinalfish, Five-lined Cardinal-fish

Category:: Cardinalfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Cheilodipterus (Genus) > quinquelineatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Cuvier, 1828

Occurrence:: Eritrea, Sudan, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arafura Sea, Austral Islands, Australia, Bali, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, Egypt, Fiji, Flores, French Polynesia, Gambier Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Houtman Abrolhos (Abrolhos Islands), India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Northern Mariana Islands, Northern Territory (Australia), Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, the Cargados Carajos Shoals, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Togean Islands, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean, Yemen
Sea depth:: 0 - 40 Meter
Size:: 3.94" - 4.72" (10cm - 12cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Frozen Food (large sort), Zooplankton
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-08-28 23:38:48
Last edit:: 2020-03-16 08:28:59

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

Info

Cuvier, 1828

Susceptibly: Very transport-sensitive and delicately during accustomisation. Then again with good feeding very durable.
Social Behaviour: Lives in groups rather than swarms. Peaceful against other inhabitants.
Tank: Needs a well structured tank with hiding places. Well suitable for reef tanks.

Synonyms:
Cheilodipterus popur (Montrouzier, 1857)
Cheilodipterus quinquelineata (Cuvier, 1828)
Cheliodipterus quinquelineatus (Cuvier, 1828)
Paramia quinquelineata (Cuvier, 1828)

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