Author: (Fraser & Lachner, 1985)
FBname: Pearly cardinalfish
Remark: This species is placed in the genus <i>Apogon</i> in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. May 2011: Ref. 86870).
Comments: Coastal, often silty reefs or shallow lagoons, forming schools just above branching corals (Ref. 48635).