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Spurcheek Cardinalfish

Pristiapogon fraenatus

Spurcheek Cardinalfish — photo 1 of 4
Photo 1 of 4 · portioid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
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Habitat
Reef
Max size
11 cm
Depth
3-50 m
Family
Apogonidae

Pristiapogon is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Spurcheek Cardinalfish
This oneSpurcheek Cardinalfish
Narrowstripe Cardinalfish
Look-alikeNarrowstripe Cardinalfish

Two pale cardinalfish with one dark stripe along the side and a dark spot at the tail base, both hiding under ledges by day. In Narrowstripe Cardinalfish the stripe is narrow and tapering, and the tail spot sits slightly above it, barely touching the lateral line. In Spurcheek Cardinalfish the spot is centred on the stripe itself; it can fade in deep water, at night or in the afternoon.

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