Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Whitestar Cardinalfish
Apogon lachneri
Whitestar Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Apogon lachneri
Size: 1 to 3 in. (2 to 8 cm)  
Depth: 15-200 ft. (5-60 m)
Distribution: South Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Apogoniformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family) Cardinalfishes
      └Apogon (Genus)
       └A. lachneri (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273028🔗
iNaturalist ID: 316953🔗

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