Discover fishes of the family of Apogonidae

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Apogon capricornis

Apogonidae

4 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

longspine cardinalfish

Apogon doryssa

6 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

cardinal fish

Apogon imberbis

12 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

Fertilization is internal. The male uses its anal fin to fertilize the female. The latter deposits a packet of eggs that the male will keep in the mouth until hatching. During the period, it does not eat and can starve to death if it has not accumulated enough reserves.

five-lined cardinalfish

Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus

11 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

Ostorhinchus aureus

Apogonidae

12 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Ostorhinchus capricornis

Apogonidae

4 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

spotted-gill cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus chrysopomus

8 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Ostorhinchus doederleini

Apogonidae

12 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Ostorhinchus rubrimacula

Apogonidae

3.5 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

narrowstripe cardinalfish

Pristiapogon exostigma

9 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Pristiapogon fraenatus

Apogonidae

10 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Pristicon trimaculatus

Apogonidae

12.8 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

banggai cardinal fish

Pterapogon kauderni

5 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

This fish lives near diadem-urchins. At the slightest danger, it takes refuge between the long spines of sea urchins. The male guards the eggs in the mouth until they hatch. It is threatened in the wild because of fishing for the aquarium trade. This species breeds in captivity.

pajama cardinalfish

Sphaeramia nematoptera

8 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

By day, these fish form a small group and remain free from branched corals. At night, the group dislocates and specimens go down near the bottom for food. During the incubation period, the eggs are kept in the mouth of the male. The latter fasts until they hatch.

Zoramia leptacantha

Apogonidae

5 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Discover fishes of the family of Apogonidae

Apogon capricornis

longspine cardinalfish

cardinal fish

five-lined cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus aureus

Ostorhinchus capricornis

spotted-gill cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus doederleini

Ostorhinchus rubrimacula

narrowstripe cardinalfish

Pristiapogon fraenatus

Pristicon trimaculatus

banggai cardinal fish

pajama cardinalfish

Zoramia leptacantha

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