Juvenile, Kailua Pier, Hawaii, 30 feet

Night color, Makaha, Oahu, 30 feet

Kea'au, Oahu, 50 feet

Indo-Pacific form, Poloa, Am. Samoa, 25 feet

Mokuleia, Oahu, 100 feet

Ke Iki Beach, Oahu, 20 feet

Common on sandy reefs taking shelter in dark holes by day, emerging at night to feed upon zooplankton.  Diffuse brown eye band fades toward tail, dark spot on caudal peduncle, yellow leading edge of dorsal fin.  Displays an iridescent silver cast at night. Faint stripes on fins may be present but never black as found on the larger Bandfin Cardinalfish.  Attains 6 inches.  Red Sea east to Hawai'i and Pitcairn Island.  Formerly known as Apogon kallopterus.