Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Belted Cardinalfish
Apogon townsendi
Belted Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Apogon townsendi
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2 to 5 cm)  
Depth: 5-180 ft. (2-55 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, Florida
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Kurtiformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family)
      └Apogon (Genus)

Red Fishes & Cardinalfishes
Cardinalfishes

Belted Cardinalfish

Blackfin Cardinalfish

Barred Cardinalfish

Whitestar Cardinalfish

Flamefish

Pale Cardinalfish

Twospot Cardinalfish

Roughlip Cardinalfish



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