Orbiculate Cardinalfish
Sphaeramia orbicularis
rarespottedsmallreef
- Habitat
- Reef
- Max size
- 10 cm
- Family
- Apogonidae
The orbiculate cardinalfish, chubby cardinal, or polka-dot cardinalfish is a species of Apogonidae (cardinalfishes). It grows to about 10 cm total length, and has a thin, dark vertical 'waistband' with scattered dark spots toward the tail. It is found in coastal areas throughout much of the Indo-Pacific, including off East Africa, Kiribati, the Ryukyu Islands, New Caledonia, Belau, and the eastern Caroline and Mariana Islands.
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