Cardinal fish

Cardinalfish are in the Apogonidae family of ray-finned mostly-marine fish. They are nocturnal. In some species the males brood their eggs inside their mouths.

cardinalfish Painted cardinalfish, Archama fucata

cardinalfish Narrow-striped cardinalfish, Apogon aungustatus

cardinalfish Black-striped cardinalfish, Apogon nigrofasciatus

cardinalfish Plain cardinalfish, Apogon apogonides

cardinalfish cardinalfish Maldives cardinal fish, Apogon sp.

cardinalfish Five-line cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus

cardinalfish Arrow-tooth cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus artus

Broadstriped Cardinalfish, Ostorhincus angustatus

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