#apogonidae

[snototter]

Swallow tailed cardinalfish (Verulux cypselurus) in Sulawesi, Indonesia

by scubaluna

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Cardinalfishes make great dads! After mating, the males of some species will hold the eggs and newly hatched fish in their mouths to protect them from predators. Because of the difficulties of parenting with a full mouth, these dads won’t eat anything until all their young have grown big enough to leave.

(Image: A flower cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus fleurieu) dad with a mouthful of eggs by Klaus Stiefel)

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[terranlifeform]

Intermediate cardinalfish (Cheilodipterus intermedius) off the coast of Dumaguete in the Philippines

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[snototter]

A school of swallow-tailed cardinalfish (Verulux cypselurus) around One Tree Island, Australia

by John Turnbull

[wet-ware]

Manylined Cardinalfish at night - Ostorhinchus multilineatus by zsispeo Via Flickr: Ostorhinchus multilineatus with night colors, Panglao, Philippines

[the-abyssopelagic]

a redspot cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus dispar)

[namakos]

Pajama Cardinalfish / マンジュウイシモチ

Sphaeramia nemanoptera

Spotnape cardinalfish As for Pajama Cardinalfish, the male fish takes care of eggs in its mouth until they hatch.

マンジュウイシモチ マンジュウイシモチは、オスが口の中で卵を育て孵化させます。

Animalia Chordata Actinopterygii Perciformes Apogonidae 動物界 脊索動物門 条鰭綱 スズキ目 テンジクダイ科 Numazu Deepbule Aquarium, Shizuoka, Japan 沼津港深海水族館

[namakos]

Apogon properuptus / キンセンイシモチ

Apogon properuptus

The Apogon properuptus is a small cardinalfish found in rocky shore or coral reef.

キンセンイシモチ 岩礁やサンゴ礁に生息している小型のテンジクダイの仲間。

Classification Animalia Chordata Actinopterygii Perciformes Apogonidae 動物界 脊索動物門 条鰭綱 スズキ目 テンジクダイ科 Photo taken at Awashima Marine Park, Shizuoka, Japan