Description

Also known as Arrowtooth Cardinal, Artus Cardinal, Artus Cardinalfish, Large-toothed Cardinalfish, Lined Cardinalfish, Nurseryfish, Wolf Cardinal.

Found singly or in loose schools, during the day hovering inside caves, and in the arms of coral branches, dispersing at night to feed, over sheltered bays and lagoon patch reefs.
They feed nocturnally on small fish.
Length - 18cm
Depth - 3-160m
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. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/5780