Cardinal fish
Cardinal fish can grow up to 15 cm in length, though females are slightly longer than males. It is orange in color with small blackish spots,
while its back and the top of the head is darker.
On its eyes there are two white horizontal stripes standing out. On the tail there are 2-3 dark spots, sometimes connected.
This is a benthic species, that resides mainly in the rocky seabed with many holes and cracks at depths of 10-200 m.
Matuličić
Dužine je do 15 cm, ženke su nešto duže od mužjaka. Narančastocrvene je boje sa sitnim crnkastim točkama, dok su leđa i gornji dio
glave tamniji. Na oku se ističu dvije bijele vodoravne pruge. Na repnom dršku nalaze se 2-3 tamne točke, ponekad spojene.
Ne zadržava se u plovama.
Pridnena je vrsta, obitava uglavnom na hridinastom dnu s mnogo rupa i procjepa, na dubinama od 10 do 200 m.