Blacktip cardinalfish

Apogon atradorsatus

Resting in rocky ledge shadows

Black
Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Small
Tropical fish

The blacktip cardinalfish (Apogon atradorsatus) is a reef fish in the South Pacific. They inhabit rocky reefs at depths from 3–45 m. They stay under ledge overhangs and other shaded areas on rocky reefs and slopes during the day and feeds in the open at night.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cardinalfishes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Apogon
Maximum length: 8.9 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southeast Pacific: known only from the Cocos, Malpelo and Galapagos islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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