Sphaeramia orbicularis

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The orbiculate cardinalfish, chubby cardinal, or polka-dot cardinalfish (Sphaeramia orbicularis)[1] 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.[1]

The male incubates the eggs until they hatch.[1] It eats mostly planktonic crustaceans, mainly at night.[1] It is not a common marine aquarium fish.[2]

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  1. a b c d Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Sphaeramia orbicularis. FishBase. 2011.
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