Small silver translucent fish with a rounded body and small orange spots

Threadfin cardinalfish

Zoramia leptacantha
Where at Shedd?
Wonder of Water Wild Reef
Diet Tiny crustaceans
Size Length: Up to 3 inches (6 cm)
Type Fishes
Range Lagoons and bays over coral reefs in the Indian and West-Central Pacific Oceans
Habitat Longspine cardinalfish swim in large groups among branching corals in sheltered lagoons and bays

Did you know?

  1. Cardinalfish sport huge red eyes, making it easy to see in the shadowy waters.
  2. Active at night, most cardinalfish hide during the day under ledges or in reef caves and holes.