Apogon properuptus

(Whitley, 1964)

Southern Orange-lined Cardinalfish

Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Size: 3 inches (6 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits clear coastal and offshore reef caves and usually found at depths between 3 – 100 feet (1 – 30 m) where it feeds on small fishes and crustaceans/zooplankton during evening hours.

General Husbandry: Has a pale tannish body with several pale blue horizontal lines. As of 2016, not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Percoidei

Family: Apogonidae

Subfamily: Apogoninae

Genus: Apogon/Ostorhinchus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Can technically be found also listed as: Ostorhinchus properuptus.