Banggai Cardinalfish

(Chester Zoo, Chester, September 2024)

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Clutch of baby Banggai Cardinalfish, about 3 weeks old 🥰🐠👶

Banggai dads are mouth brooders, holding and hatching female’s eggs in their mouths. While they’re protecting the babies, they don’t eat for 20 days!

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#Banggaicardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) is a small tropical cardinalfish in the family Apogonidae. It is the only member of its genus.[2] This attractive fish is popular in the aquarium