Husbandry
(Randall & Kulbicki, 1998)
The Rubyspot cardinalfish inhabits coral reefs in a depth down to 33 meters, where it forms small aggregations.
This cardinalfish is a mouthbrooder, its name refers to the conspicuous red spot at the midbase of the caudal fin.
Synonym:
Apogon rubrimacula Randall & Kulbicki, 1998
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogoninae (Subfamily) > Ostorhinchus (Genus) > Ostorhinchus rubrimacula (Species)
The Rubyspot cardinalfish inhabits coral reefs in a depth down to 33 meters, where it forms small aggregations.
This cardinalfish is a mouthbrooder, its name refers to the conspicuous red spot at the midbase of the caudal fin.
Synonym:
Apogon rubrimacula Randall & Kulbicki, 1998
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogoninae (Subfamily) > Ostorhinchus (Genus) > Ostorhinchus rubrimacula (Species)