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Bridled cardinalfish - Pristiapogon fraenatus Also caught on pyjamas (night coloration) during a night dive. The tail's blacks spot fades at night. Bridled cardinalfish,Fall,Geotagged,Indonesia,Pristiapogon fraenatus Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Bridled cardinalfish - Pristiapogon fraenatus

Also caught on pyjamas (night coloration) during a night dive. The tail's blacks spot fades at night.

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  1. pretty! Posted 5 years ago
    1. Yes, I also like its iridescence :-) Posted 5 years ago

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It is a cardinalfish of the genus Pristiapogon. Clear to pink translucent with a single black stripe that tapers from eye to mid tail base, often bordered with pale iridescent white or blue. Black spot at centre of tail base, level with end of stripe. P. exostigma has black spot slightly above centre of tail base and end of stripe. Leading edge of first dorsal fin blackish. The spot is usually absent in deep water or at night and often fades in the afternoon.

Similar species: Kurtiformes
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Jul 11, 2020. Captured Oct 30, 2019 12:43 in Jl. Bandara Lililef, Lelilef Sawai, Weda Tengah, Kabupaten Halmahera Tengah, Maluku Utara, Indonesia.
  • TG-5
  • f/5.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO200
  • 11.78mm