Apogonidae

Mimic cardinal

Cheilodipterus parazonatus

Dark stripe bordered by narrow white lines

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Southeast Asia
• Elongated
• Small
• Tropical fish

Mimic cardinal is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 6.1 cm.