Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Blackfin Cardinalfish
Astrapogon puncticulatus
Blackfin Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Astrapogon puncticulatus
Size: Up to 2 in. (2 cm)  
Depth: 3-40 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: South Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Apogoniformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family)
      └Astrapogon (Genus)
       └A. puncticulatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 279773🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131494🔗

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