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taeniopterus
Family
Apogonidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Pristiapogon taeniopterus
Puako, Hawaii, 25 feet
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Kure Atoll, 15 feet |
Moku O Loe, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 3 feet
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Kapoho, Hawaii, 3 feet |
Kapoho, Hawaii, 3 feet |
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BANDFIN CARDINALFISH
'UPAPALU
Uncommon on rocky
reefs taking shelter in dark holes by day, emerging at night to feed upon zooplankton.
Displays an iridescent silver cast at night. More robust than the Iridescent
Cardinalfish with well-defined stripes on fins and dark blotches on
the side. Attains 6 inches. Spotty records from Mauritius
east to French Polynesia and and Hawaii. Formerly known as Apogon
menesemus and Apogon taeniopterus.
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