Description

Also know as Blue-lined Cardinalfish, Bluespot Cardinalfish, Blue-striped Cardinafish, Gold-striped Cardinalfish, Golden-striped Cardinal, Golden-striped Cardinalfish, Nurseryfish, Orange-lined Cardinalfish, Orange-striped Cardinalfish, Yellow Cardinalfish.

Found in small to large schools, during the day sheltering in crevices, holes, under ledges, and in the spines of long-spined sea urchins, dispersing at night hunting for food.
They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small invertebrates.
Length - 8cm
Depth - 1-50m
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/4600