Broad-banded Cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus fasciatus

Also known as: Bar-striped Cardinalfish, Barred-striped Cardinalfish, Fourband Cardinalfish, Four-banded Cardinalfish, Four-banded Soldierfish, Four-lined Cardinalfish, Four-striped Cardinalfish, Indian-striped Cardinalfish, Sawcheek Cardinalfish, Striped Cardinalfish, Twostripe Cardinal, Twostripe Cardinalfish, Two-striped Cardinalfis, Two-striped Cardinalfish

ALSO KNOWN AS

Bar-striped Cardinalfish
Barred-striped Cardinalfish
Fourband Cardinalfish
Four-banded Cardinalfish
Four-banded Soldierfish
Four-lined Cardinalfish
Four-striped Cardinalfish
Indian-striped Cardinalfish
Sawcheek Cardinalfish
Striped Cardinalfish
Twostripe Cardinal
Twostripe Cardinalfish
Two-striped Cardinalfis
Two-striped Cardinalfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2022

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Overview

Found in pairs and schools, during the day sheltering on mud, sand, and weedy bottoms, dispersing at night, foraging for food, over lagoons and coastal reefs.
Juveniles found sheltering in sea anemones.
Widespread Eastern Mediterranean, 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.

How to identify

COLOURS

Pattern: stripes
Behaviour: mouth brooder nocturnal pairs schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

Range · Indo-West Pacific, Mediterranean

LIVES IN

Found in pairs and schools, during the day sheltering on mud, sand, and weedy bottoms, dispersing at night, foraging for food, over lagoons and coastal reefs.

RANGE