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Ostorhinchus holotaenia Cardinalfish with Eggs

This is a male copperstriped cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus holotaenia) with a mouthful of eggs just before hatching them. The juveniles are fully developed, eyes visible. Males of this species do this at night while swimming in erratic patterns. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

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This is a male copperstriped cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus holotaenia) with a mouthful of eggs just before hatching them. The juveniles are fully developed, eyes visible. Males of this species do this at night while swimming in erratic patterns. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.