Description
8 entries in the Banggai cardinalfish compendium.
Description and natural historyA vivid portrait of the Banggai cardinalfish: its look, life, and fragile world.Dorsal finOne low, spined sail over a tiny orange body — the cardinalfish's single dorsal fin is its quiet signature.Pectoral finThe fish's hands: a paired fin that steers, brakes, and in some species, walks.Lateral stripeOne band of pigment that tells a reef's residents exactly who you are.Caudal finThe engine at the stern—where trunk muscle becomes open-water motion.Lateral lineA fish's invisible sixth sense, reading the ocean's faintest ripple along its flank.Pelvic finThe ventral twin pair that steadies, brakes, and steers the bony fish.Anal finThe ventral stabilizer that keeps a reef fish from rolling mid-turn.
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