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| Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrate > fishes > Family Apogonidae |
| Orbicular
cardinalfish Sphaeramia orbicularis Family Apogonidae updated Aug 10 Where seen? This small pretty fish is sometimes seen on our Southern shores, near living reefs. It's fast-moving so it's sometimes difficult to spot. Features: To over 11cm, those seen usually about 6cm. Rounded body with a dark brown bar across the middle of the body from the start of the spiny dorsal fin to just in front of the anus. It has dark round spots on the back half of the body. Seen alone or in small groups. As with many other cardinalfishes, the male incubates the eggs. According to FishBase, he does this for 8 days. |
 Pulau Hantu, Aug 04 |
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Orbicular cardinalfishes on Singapore shores
 Raffles Marina, Apr 05 |
 Pulau Hantu, Jun 08 |
 Pulau Hantu, Jun 10 |
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