Bigtooth cardinalfish

Paroncheilus affinis

Apogonid Fish of Western Atlantic

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

The bigtooth cardinalfish or longtooth cardinalfish (Paroncheilus affinis) is a species of marine fish in the family Apogonidae and the only member of its genus. The bigtooth cardinalfish lives in the west-central Atlantic, off southern Florida, United States, and from the Bahamas to Venezuela, and as far south as Suriname. This species also is found in the east-central Atlantic and the Gulf of Guinea, and has been reported as far as Cape Verde.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cardinalfishes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Paroncheilus
Maximum length: 11 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to Venezuela; reported to reach Suriname (Ref. 13608 ) and Abrolhos Shelf (Ref. 126840 ). Eastern Central Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea. Reported from Cape Verde (Ref. 27000 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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