Friday, September 9, 2011

Cardinal Fish

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Cardinal Fish

Did you spot this pretty fish in the last picture? It's name is Kaudern's Cardinal. The black and white stripes almost blended in with the coral reefs as these little fish swam around the aquarium. In fact, their maximum size is three inches! Once the fish have spawned, the male Cardinal Fish carries the eggs in his mouth to protect them.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I never would have guessed this beauty was so small! Those white polk-a-dots are really sharp!:)

Anonymous said...

Looks like it's wondering what species you are.

Anonymous said...

It's interesting to see them swimming around the sponge in your last post.

Anonymous said...

That's a pretty fish.

Anonymous said...

Wow, that looks a lot bigger than three inches! Nice shot!