Apogonidae

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.