Author: (Cuvier, 1829)
FBname: Half-barred cardinal
Comments: Found in deep coastal reefs (Ref. 8631).  Form small schools with outcrops on reef on sand to depths of 20 m (Ref. 48635); or among rocks or corals of shallow sheltered lagoons (Ref. 7300); often in seagrass beds (Ref. 37816).  A nocturnal species (Ref. 7300).