Singapore Biodiversity Records 2020: 39 ISSN 2345-7597 New record of the Cook’s cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus cookii) in Singapore. Singapore Biodiversity Records 2020: 207-208. Tiny cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus nanus, off Kusu Island. Technical fact sheet on the family, including fact sheets on individual On Reef Fishes of Singapore by Jeffrey Low. Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) on The Biodiversity of Singapore, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum.Guide to the Mangroves of Singapore II (Animal Diversity).
Guide to the Common Marine Fishes of Singapore. + Taeniamia macroptera (Duskytail cardinalfish)
Taeniamia fucata (Orange-lined cardinalfish) Sphaeramia nematoptera (Pajama cardinalfish) +Ostorhinchus wassinki (Wassink’s cardinalfish) +Ostorhinchus cookii (Cook's cardinalfish) Ostorhinchus cavitensis (Cavite cardinalfish) +Fibramia thermalis (Masked cardinalfish)įowleria variegata (Variegated cardinalfish) +Other additions (Singapore Biodiversity Records, etc)Īpogonichthyoides melas(Black cardinalfish) A preliminary checklist of the cardinalfishes (Actinopterygii: Gobiiformes: Apogonidae) of Singapore. Orbicularis) are popular in the live aquarium trade. Like the Five-lined Cardinalfish ( Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus) The male that undertakes this task, but in some species both the maleĭo they eat? As a group they eat a wide variety from smallįishes, crabs, prawns and other tiny animals including plankton. In the mouth until they hatch in several days' time. Groups, sheltering among the seagrasses or other hiding places duringīabies: Cardinalfishes are mouth brooders. In all colours from yellow to brown and blue. Their common nameĬomes from the red colour of many of the species, although they come CardinalfishĪre often handsomely patterned in stripes or spots. They have angular dorsal fins that are separated into two parts. Have elongated bodies and large eyes, a large mouth and large scales. They are found in all the oceans including someįreshwater species in tropical Pacific Islands. The family has 22 genera and 207 species, most below 10cm, seldom They swimĪbout more actively at night than during the day.īelong to Family Apogonidae. They are small and often well hidden in pools. Seen? These big-eyed fishes are commonly seen on many of
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