Big Island, Hawaii
Big Island, Hawaii
Bandfin Cardinalfish
Pristiapogon taeniopterus
Bandfin Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Pristiapogon taeniopterus
Synonyms: Apogon taeniopterus
Size: 5 to 7 in. (12 to 17 cm)
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, Pacific
Note: rare outside Hawaii.Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Kurtiformes (Order)
└Apogonidae (Family)
└Pristiapogon (Genus)
└P. taeniopterus (Species)
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