Description

Also known as Bullseye Cardinalfish, Flower Cardinal, Gold Cardinalfish, Nurseryfish, Purple-eye Ring-tailed Cardinalfish, Ringtail Cardinalfish, Ring-tailed Cardinalfish, White Cardinal.

Found in small schools, in moderate currents, over tidal channels, estuaries, and in shallow coastal reefs.
They feed nocturnally on crustaceans, fish, and zooplankton.
Length - 12.5cm
Depth - 1-97m
Widespread Indo-West 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. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Apogon-fleurieu.html