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Apogon pacificus (Herre, 1935)

Description

Small fish, laterally compressed; first dorsal fin with 6 spines; second dorsal fin with 1 spine with 9 soft rays (VI+1,9); anal fin with 2 spines and 8 soft rays (II,8); 24-26 lateral line scales; first gill arch with 15-17 gill rakers. Body ranging from red to pink with yellow highlights on the head and flanks; a short, narrow, dark bar at the beginning of the dorsal fin and a black bar on the mouth (Ref. 55763).

Common Names

  • Pink cardinalfish , English , Galapagos Is.
  • Pink cardinalfish , English , USA
  • Pink cardinalfish , English , USA
  • 太平洋天竺鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 太平洋天竺鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 帕氏天竺鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 帕氏天竺鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Cardenal , Spanish , Peru
  • Cardenal morro listado , Spanish , Mexico
  • Cardenal rojo , Spanish , Ecuador
  • Cardenal rosado , Spanish , Galapagos Is.

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Kurtiformes

    Family: Apogonidae

    Genus: Apogon

    Species: Apogon pacificus (Herre, 1935)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru and Galapagos Islands.

    • Biology

    Stays under ledge overhangs and other shaded, reclusive areas on rocky reefs and slopes during the day. Feeds in the open at night. Often mingles with other cardinal fish (Ref. 5227).

    Habitat

    associated