Apogon robinsi

Bohlke & Randall, 1968

Roughlip Cardinalfish

Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Bahamas and Cayman Islands, also Cuba and Belize.

Size: 4 inches (10 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits patch reefs and found in crevices 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 reddish pink body. As of 2016, not yet purposely collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Percoidei

Family: Apogonidae

Subfamily: Apogoninae

Genus: Apogon

FYI: Shown here for identification only.