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Iridescent cardinalfish
Pristiapogon kallopterus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Iridescent cardinalfish
- Scientific
- Pristiapogon kallopterus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 16 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 158 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A tan to light red-brown cardinalfish with a broad brown stripe along the side, a black spot at the tail base and a yellow front edge to the dorsal fin, reaching about 16 cm. It is solitary and feeds at night.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pristiapogon-kallopterus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Apogon_kallopterus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.