Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Twospot Cardinalfish
Apogon pseudomaculatus
Twospot Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Apogon pseudomaculatus
Size: Up to 3 in. (8 cm)  
Depth: 2-330 ft. (1-100 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Gulf of America, Brazil
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. pseudomaculatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159590🔗
iNaturalist ID: 147102🔗

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