Short-tooth Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus apogonoides
Also known as: Blue Bridle Cardinalfish, Diamond Cardinal, Goldbelly Cardinalfish, Golden Cardinalfish, Nurseryfish, Plain Cardinal, Plain Cardinalfish, Short-tooth Cardinal, Short-toothed Cardinalfish
- Blue Bridle Cardinalfish
- Diamond Cardinal
- Goldbelly Cardinalfish
- Golden Cardinalfish
- Nurseryfish
- Plain Cardinal
- Plain Cardinalfish
- Short-tooth Cardinal
- Short-toothed Cardinalfish
Overview
Found in pairs or small schools, over rocky cliffs and shallow reef flats, of sheltered, coastal and outer reefs.
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
- Head & Mouth
- bandit mask
- Behaviour
- mouth brooderpairsschooling
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
- Country only · 3
Found in pairs or small schools, over rocky cliffs and shallow reef flats, of sheltered, coastal and outer reefs.
Adult photos 3
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