Apogonidae

Pharaoh cardinalfish

Apogonichthyoides pharaonis

Nine Point Five Centimeters Apogonid Fish of the Mediterranean Sea

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Africa
• South Asia
• Small
• Tropical fish

Apogonichthyoides pharaonis, commonly known as the Pharaoh cardinalfish, is a species of cardinalfish from the family Apogonidae which is found the western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. It is one of a group of species which have colonised the eastern Mediterranean Sea from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal, a process known as Lessepsian migration.