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Slender cardinalfish
Scientific name : Rhabdamia gracilis
The body of this small fish is usually transparent, occasionally with a black blotch on the caudal peduncle or at the tip of the caudal lobes. Generally translucent, with a base pink-whitish color with a silvery head.
It lives in lagoons and coastal reefs, among rocks and corals. It formsa large schools; feeds on zooplankton and small benthic invertebrates, during the day in currents above reefs as well as at night.
Habitat:
Lagoon, Reef
Distribution:
Indo-Pacific
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