Ring-tailed cardinalfish (Eng) – Apogon aureus (Lat) (family Apogonidae) – grows up to 14 cm. It feeds on plancton. Nocturnal. Male cares about fertilized eggs, holding them in the mouth. Depth 1-40 m
Habitat:
Red Sea, Indo-Pacific - Maldives, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaisya, Philippines
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Photo Author - Andrey Ryanskiy
