Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Iridescent Cardinalfish
Pristiapogon kallopterus
Iridescent Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Pristiapogon kallopterus
Synonyms: Apogon kallopterus
Size: 4 to 6 in. (10 to 15 cm)  
Depth: 10-120 ft. (3-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Apogoniformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family) Cardinalfishes
      └Pristiapogon (Genus)
       └P. kallopterus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 712696🔗
iNaturalist ID: 425272🔗

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