Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Apogoniformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family) Cardinalfishes
      └Apogon (Genus)
       └A. planifrons (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273072🔗
iNaturalist ID: 316955🔗

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