WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Southern Cardinalfish

Vincentia conspersa

Also known as: Australian Cardinalfish, Gobbleguts, Nurseryfishes, Orange Cardinalfish, Southern Gobbleguts

Adult
@MBP349 · Portland Victoria, Australia · March 20231 / 1
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Overview

Found sheltering in caves and under ledges during the day, dispersing at night to feed over sheltered rocky reefs.
Eastern Indian Ocean - South Australia

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.

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How to identify

Pattern
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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Indian Ocean
  • Exact location · 1
LIVES IN

Found sheltering in caves and under ledges during the day, dispersing at night to feed over sheltered rocky reefs.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderApogoniformes
    5. familyApogonidae
    6. genusVincentia
    7. speciesVincentia conspersa (Klunzinger, 1872)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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    More in the family

    Cardinalfishes (Apogonidae)