Florent's Guide To The

South Florida 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Apogoniformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family) Cardinalfishes
      └Apogon (Genus)
       └A. maculatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159589🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131487🔗

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