- Orbiculate Cardinalfish
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Pajama Cardinalfish 
Sphaeramia orbicularis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Suborder: Percoidei Superfamily: Percoidea Family: Apogonidae Genus: Sphaeramia
Fowler & Bean, 1930Species: S. orbicularis Binomial name Sphaeramia orbicularis
(Cuvier, 1828)The Orbiculate cardinalfish (Sphaeramia orbicularis) is a species of cardinalfish from the Apogonidae family. It grows to about 10 centimeters total length, and has a thin, dark vertical 'waistband' with scattered dark spots toward the tail. The Orbiculate cardinalfish is found in coastal areas throughout much the Indo-Pacific, including East Africa, Kiribati, the Ryukyu Islands, New Caledonia, Belau, eastern Caroline and Mariana Islands.[1]
In the Orbiculate cardinalfish, males incubate the eggs in their mouth until they hatch.[1] It eats mostly planktonic crustaceans, eating mostly at night.[1] While it is not a common marine aquarium fish, it can be a good beginner fish[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Sphaeramia orbicularis". Fishbase. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4926. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ Michael S. (1999). Marine Fishes. p. 151. ISBN 1-890087-38-6.
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