Eyeshadow Cardinalfish

Pristiapogon exostigma

Dark stripe ends in black spot

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Pristiapogon exostigma, also known as Eyeshadow cardinalfish or oneline cardinalfish, is a small (max length is 11 cm) pale ray-finned fish from the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes with light-ended black stripe ending in black spot above centre of stripe. It has an Indo-Pacific range which extends from the Red Sea to the Line Islands and Mangareva Islands and south to northern Australia and north to the Ryukyu Islands. This species spends the day sheltering under rock ledges.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cardinalfishes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Pristiapogon
Maximum length: 12 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Line and Mangaréva islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to southern Great Barrier Reef and Austral Islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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