Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Pale Cardinalfish
Apogon planifrons
Pale Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Apogon planifrons
Size: 1.5 to 4 in. (3 to 10 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Kurtiformes (Order)
      └Apogonidae (Family)
       └Apogon (Genus)
        └A. planifrons (Species)

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