#cardinalfish

[snototter]

Swallow tailed cardinalfish (Verulux cypselurus) in Sulawesi, Indonesia

by scubaluna

[spidersflower]

went to the zoo today :3

[stopka124]

Pajama cardinalfish𓇼𓆝 ⋆｡˚𓆟

𓆝 One of my top fav marine fish. I'm 99% getting at least one for my reef tank, more likely I'mma be getting a pair

𓆟 Lowkey I feel like this is one of my best fish artworks so far (beaten maybe only by the tiger barb or neon tetra)

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Cardinalfish

By Laszlo Foldi

Close-up Photographer of the Year

[vintagewildlife]

Cardinal fish hiding in a coral reef By: Douglas Faulkner From: The Fascinating Secrets of Oceans & Islands 1972

[smellsr0tten]

banggai cardinal fish 4 sasha

📍fort wayne 💌 [email protected]

[todaysfish]

Okay, buckle up, today’s fish is Pterapogon kauderni, the Banggai cardinalfish.

First off, look at this beautiful weirdo:

How exquisite. How bizarre. What fins. What fabulous spots.

These fish are endemic* to the Banggai islands of Indonesia, and are (you guessed it) endangered.

Also, they’re paternal mouth brooders!!! So the eggs and then the young hang out in the fathers’ mouths - we don’t really know how long they stay there!

Tell me you don’t love them. Those fins! The drama! Having your babies in your mouth!!

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*endemic: native and restricted to a certain place. Where “native” just refers to originating naturally from a place, endemic species have very restricted ranges.

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

Daily fish fact #733

Capricorn cardinalfish!

The males exhibit mouthbrooding, which means they keep their eggs safe inside their mouth. They live in shallow reefs the West Pacific Ocean, including in the Great Barrier Reef!