Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Kurtiformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family)
      └Pristiapogon (Genus)
       └P. kallopterus (Species)

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