Apogonidae

Frail cardinalfish

Cercamia cladara

Red spots and crosshatching pattern

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Southeast Asia
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

Frail cardinalfish is a marine fish found around Western Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 4.5 cm.