Author: (Valenciennes, 1832)
FBname: Variegated cardinalfish
Remark: Junior synonym <i>Apogonichthys polystigma</i> Bleeker, 1854 is considered to be valid as <i>Fowleria polystigma</i> in Ref. 96888.
Comments: Found in coral reefs and seagrass beds of inner bays and shallow lagoons (Ref. 1602); also in dead reef and rubble (Ref. 48635).  Nocturnal species (Ref. 7300). Solitary or in small groups (Ref 90102).