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Sphaeramia nematoptera “Pajama cardinalfish“

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Sphaeramia nematoptera Pajama cardinalfish

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Identification

Primary colors		White, Gold
Secondary colors		Black, Brown, Red

Scientific name

Sphaeramia nematoptera

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Difficulty

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Potential for aggresion

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Reef safeness

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Minimal tank size for adult animals

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Recommended number of same species per tank

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Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopteri

Order

Kurtiformes

Family

Apogonidae

Initial determination

Bleeker, 1856

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