chequered cardinals @ terumbu raya 09Feb2009

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At low tide, all the small fish take to hiding in the remaining shallow pools. With a dense growth of sargassum algae, the fish have a good amount of hiding places. This group of cardinals were swimming from pool to pool. Fish are difficult to video as they tend to be more sensitive to movements. However, these cardinals co-operated just fine.

Read more about the chequered cardinals here :
http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/vertebrates/fish/apogonidae/margaritophorus.htm
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/marinefish/text/275.htm