Yellow-lined Cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus chrysotaenia

Also known as: Highfin Cardinal, Highfin Cardinalfish, Many-lined Cardinalfish, Nurseryfish

ALSO KNOWN AS

Highfin Cardinal
Highfin Cardinalfish
Many-lined Cardinalfish
Nurseryfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2022

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Overview

Found singly or in schools, during the day hiding in crevices and rubble areas, over reef flats and slopes, of inshore reefs, dispersing at night to hunt for food.

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

yellow

Pattern: stripes
Head & Mouth: blue eye stripe
Behaviour: hides mouth brooder nocturnal schooling shelters in crevices solitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Range · Indo-Pacific

LIVES IN

Found singly or in schools, during the day hiding in crevices and rubble areas, over reef flats and slopes, of inshore reefs, dispersing at night to hunt for food.

RANGE