Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni)

Diver's Lodge House Reef, Lembeh.

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Christine Young

Lion

Beautiful fish! I love how so many fish have their patterns and camouflage continued to include their eyes. So neat. Posted 5 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  This species often hides in between black spiny sea urchins so I wonder if the black lined pattern is to blend with them :-) Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Oh, cool thought! Nature is so amazing! Posted 5 years ago

The Banggai cardinalfish

The Banggai cardinalfish is a small tropical cardinalfish . It is the sole member of the genus Pterapogon, with the exception of Pterapogon mirifica. This attractive fish is popular in the aquarium trade. It is among the relatively few marine fish to have been bred regularly in captivity, but significant numbers are still captured in the wild and it is now a threatened species.

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Similar species: Kurtiformes

Species identified by Patomarazul