Western-striped Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus victoriae
Also known as: Black-axillary Soldierfish, Nurseryfish, Red-striped Cardinalfish, Victorian Cardinalfish
- Black-axillary Soldierfish
- Nurseryfish
- Red-striped Cardinalfish
- Victorian Cardinalfish
Overview
Found singly or in small schools, sheltering during the day around caves, jetties and under ledges, dispersing at night to hunt for food, in clear water shallow protected bays, lagoons and off-shore reefs.
Eastern Indian Ocean - 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.
How to identify
- Pattern
- stripeswhite stripes
- Fins & Tail
- black tail spot
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Eastern Indian Ocean
- Country only · 2
Found singly or in small schools, sheltering during the day around caves, jetties and under ledges, dispersing at night to hunt for food, in clear water shallow protected bays, lagoons and off-shore reefs.
Adult photos 2
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