Apogon taeniopterus

(Bennett, 1836)

Bandfin Cardinalfish

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Mauritius to the Line, Marquesan, and Tuamotu Islands, north to the Hawaiian Islands, south to New Caledonia and the Cook Islands.

Size: 8 inches (20 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits rocky seaward reefs 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 greyish body. As of 2016, not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Percoidei

Family: Apogonidae

Subfamily: Apogoninae

Genus: Apogon/Pristiapogon

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Can technically be found also listed as: Pristiapogon taeniopteru.