Pajama cardinalfish
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| phylum | Chordata | The pajama cardinalfish is a species of fish belonging to the family Apogonidae. It grows to a total length around 8.5 cm (3.3 in) and features distinctive red eyes and a broad, dark, vertical 'waistband' with scattered red spots toward the tail. It is distributed throughout much of the western Pacific Ocean, from Java to Fiji, and from the Ryukyu Islands south to the Great Barrier Reef. The male pajama cardinalfish incubates the eggs in his mouth until they hatch.
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| class | Actinopterygii | |
| order | Perciformes | |
| family | Apogonidae | |
| species | Sphaeramia nematoptera |