Author: (Bleeker, 1856)
FBname: Blackbelted cardinalfish
Comments: Forms dense aggregations above or among the branches of <i>Porites cylindrica</i> and other branching corals (e.g. <i>Acropora</i> Ref. 54391) of sheltered lagoons and inshore bays (Ref. 1602); over sandy bottom at depths of 1-40 meters (Ref. 54391).  Nocturnal species (Ref. 7300).