Apogon rhodopterus

(Bleeker, 1852)

Redfin Cardinalfish

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Singapore to Indonesia and Australia.

Size: 6 inches (15 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits inshore sheltered lagoons and reefs, and found near crevices and caves during the day. Usually found at depths between 10 – 100 feet (3 – 30 m) where it feeds on small fishes and crustaceans/zooplankton during evening hours.

General Husbandry: Has a pale silvery body with very pale red in some fins. As of 2016, not yet purposely collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Percoidei

Family: Apogonidae

Subfamily: Apogoninae

Genus: Apogon/Pristicon

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Can technically be found also listed as: Pristicon rhodopterus.