Pristicon trimaculatus, also known as the three-spot cardinalfish, is a nocturnal fish that lives in the Western Pacific Ocean, living around inshore coral reefs in waters around the Ryukyu Islands and Western Australia and the southern Great Barrier Reef, east to Samoa and the Marshall Islands. This species is uncommon. Juveniles have intense, dark markings on a light background, while adults' markings are dusky. Like other cardinalfish, they brood their eggs inside their mouths.
Information Depth range: 1-34 m Water type: Marine Temperature range: 25.2 - 29.3°C Nitrate: 0.026 - 0.617 ppm Salinity: 32.019 - 35.911 ppt Oxygen: 4.271 - 4.746 ppt Phosphate: 0.085 - 0.415 ppm Maximum size: 14.2 cm standard length (male/unsexed) Aquarium trade: Unusual Diet: Benthic invertebrates
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External links Eol's Apogon trimaculatus