Sphaeramia orbicularis
Species of fish
Sphaeramia orbicularis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Kurtiformes |
Family: | Apogonidae |
Genus: | Sphaeramia |
Species: | S. orbicularis |
Binomial name | |
Sphaeramia orbicularis (G. Cuvier, 1828) | |
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The orbiculate cardinalfish, chubby cardinal, or polka-dot cardinalfish (Sphaeramia orbicularis)[1] is a species of Apogonidae (cardinalfishes). It grows to about 10 cm total length, and has a thin, dark vertical 'waistband' with scattered dark spots toward the tail. It is found in coastal areas throughout much of the Indo-Pacific, including off East Africa, Kiribati, the Ryukyu Islands, New Caledonia, Belau, and the eastern Caroline and Mariana Islands.[1]
The male incubates the eggs until they hatch.[1] It eats mostly planktonic crustaceans, mainly at night.[1] It is not a common marine aquarium fish.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Sphaeramia orbicularis. FishBase. 2011.
- ^ Michael S. (1999). Marine Fishes. Microcosm. p. 151. ISBN 1-890087-38-6.
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