Tiger Cardinalfish

Scientific Name: Cheilodipterus macrodon
Species: Cardinalfishes (Apogonidae)
Other names: Pacific Tiger Cardinalfish, Large Toothed Cardinalfish, Eightlined Cardinalfish, Bigtooth Percelle.

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Description

Also known as Pacific Tiger Cardinalfish, Large Toothed Cardinalfish, Eightlined Cardinalfish and Bigtooth Percelle.

Found singly, pairs or small groups in sheltered clear lagoons, seaward reefs below overhangs and in caves, sheltering during the day coming out at night to feed on zooplankton and bottom dwelling crustaceans.
Length - 20cm
Depth - 2-40m
Widespread Indo-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.

Spotted

The Tiger Cardinalfish is found in or near the Indo-Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 2 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 Tiger Cardinalfish. Click the image(s) to explore further or hover over to get a better view!

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