Hartzfeld's Cardinalfish
Scientific Name: Apogon hartzfeldii
Species: Cardinalfishes (Apogonidae)
Other names: Silver-lined Cardinalfish and White-lined Cardinalfish
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Hartzfeld's CardinalfishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: lembeh - Indonesia
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Hartzfeld's CardinalfishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: lembeh - Indonesia
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Hartzfeld's CardinalfishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh Resort - Indonesia
Caption: Cardinalfish middle right of picture
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Hartzfeld's CardinalfishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh Resort - Indonesia
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Hartzfeld's CardinalfishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: lembeh - Indonesia
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Description
Also known as Silver-lined Cardinalfish and White-lined Cardinalfish.
Found singly or in groups often sheltering in sea urchin spines in coastal lagoons and reefs during the day coming out at night to feed on zooplankton and bottom dwelling crustaceans.
Length - 12cm
Depth - 2-12m
Widespread Asian Pacific
Males incubate their eggs inside their mouths, as the egg masses increase in size they can be found with wide open mouths where they shift the eggs around to aerate the egg masses. (edit)
Spotted
The Hartzfeld's Cardinalfish is found in or near the Asian Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 5 times by user @fishx6
Related creatures
Many creatures change during their life. Juvenile fish become adults and some change shape or their colour. Some species change sex and others just get older. The following creature(s) are known relatives of the Hartzfeld's Cardinalfish . Click the image(s) to explore further or hover over to get a better view!
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