Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Flamefish
Apogon maculatus
Flamefish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Apogon maculatus
Size: 1 to 3 in. (2 to 8 cm)  
Depth: 2-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Kurtiformes (Order)
      └Apogonidae (Family)
       └Apogon (Genus)
        └A. maculatus (Species)

Red Fishes & Cardinalfishes
Cardinalfishes

Flamefish

Pale Cardinalfish

Twospot Cardinalfish

Roughlip Cardinalfish

Talbot's Cardinalfish

Belted Cardinalfish

Blackfin Cardinalfish

Wolf Cardinalfish

Fivelined Cardinalfish

Ghost Cardinalfish

Goldbelly Cardinalfish

Ring-Tailed Cardinalfish

Spotgill Cardinalfish

Splitband Cardinalfish

Yellowstriped Cardinalfish

Frostfin Cardinalfish

Moluccan Cardinalfish

Blackstripe Cardinalfish

Wassinki Cardinalfish (Juvenile)

Iridescent Cardinalfish

Bandfin Cardinalfish

Three-Spot Cardinalfish

Banggai Cardinalfish

Banggai Cardinalfish (Juvenile)

Pajama Cardinalfish

Orbicular Cardinalfish

Orangelined Cardinalfish

Girdled Cardinalfish

Barred Cardinalfish

Whitestar Cardinalfish



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