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Ostorhinchus holotaenia Cardinalfish Fresh Eggs

This is a male copperstriped cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus holotaenia) with a mouthful of fresh eggs. He will protect the eggs until they mature. When the time comes, he will send the juveniles off at night. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

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This is a male copperstriped cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus holotaenia) with a mouthful of fresh eggs. He will protect the eggs until they mature. When the time comes, he will send the juveniles off at night. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.