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Pterapogon kauderni - l'unico pesce che tutti possono riprodurre - Il Pterapogon kauderni, o pesce cardinale Banggai, è uno dei pesci più simpatici che si possa allevare in acquario, ed ha molte frecce al suo arco. Scopriamolo assieme.

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Pterapogon kauderni - l'unico pesce che tutti possono riprodurre

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The Endangered Banggai Cardinalfish: A "Lazarus species"

As many other species, the Banggai Cardinalfish is generically called a "Lazarus species" because it was thought to be extinct until found again.

Pterapogon kauderni (Perciformes - Apogonidae) is a marine fish with an extreme small geographic range in the Indonesian Banggai Archipelago. It  was described in 1933, forgotten for some 60 years, and rediscovered in 1991.

Almost overnight it became very popular in the international aquarium pet trade such that a decade after its rediscovery 118,000 wild-caught individuals entered the trade each month, a level that was deemed totally unsustainable, and in its latest IUCN threat assessment in 2007 it met the criteria to be listed as Endangered.

Hence, some authors and conservationists think there may be good reasons to keep rediscoveries quiet, arguing that publicizing the rediscovery of Lazarus species or populations can undermine conservation efforts, especially when the species is highly valued by collectors.

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