conchfish

Astrapogon stellatus

Daytime within conch

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Astrapogon stellatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinal fishes. It lives in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It is commonly known as the conchfish because it typically conceals itself in the mantle cavity of a living queen conch (Aliger gigas) by day.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cardinalfishes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Astrapogon
Maximum length: 8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida (USA), and Bahamas to the Antilles (Ref. 26938 ) and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Ref. 57756 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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