Apogonidae
Every cardinalfish on Fin, recorded across our dive sites.
Apogonidae spp.
Apogon imberbis
Cheilodipterus macrodon
Pristiapogon kallopterus
Ostorhinchus aureus
Ostorhinchus limenus
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Ostorhinchus cyanosoma
Sphaeramia orbicularis
Apogon maculatus
Taeniamia fucata
Sphaeramia nematoptera
Cheilodipterus novemstriatus
Taeniamia zosterophora
Ostorhinchus chrysopomus
Apogon atradorsatus
Ostorhinchus compressus
Apogon binotatus
Ostorhinchus moluccensis
Apogon townsendi
Ostorhinchus victoriae
Ostorhinchus rueppellii
Apogon lachneri
Apogon pacificus
Ostorhinchus hartzfeldii
Ostorhinchus hoevenii
Ostorhinchus monospilus
Ostorhinchus parvulus
Pristiapogon exostigma
Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus
Ostorhinchus fleurieu
Vincentia conspersa
Cheilodipterus artus
Ostorhinchus apogonoides
Pterapogon kauderni
Ostorhinchus multilineatus
Ostorhinchus doederleini
Taeniamia biguttata
Ostorhinchus chrysotaenia
Apogon robinsi
Ostorhinchus norfolcensis
Pristiapogon fraenatus
Ostorhinchus sealei
Ostorhinchus fasciatus
Pristiapogon taeniopterus
Siphamia cephalotes
Pristicon trimaculatus
Vincentia novaehollandiae
Ostorhinchus angustatus
Foa fo
Phaeoptyx conklini
Every member ranked by how many dive sites hold them, with the traits a diver cares about.
| Species | Diver appeal | Findability | Size | Depth | Sites | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CardinalfishApogonidae spp. |
| Usually seen |
| – |
| – |
| 4,604 |
| Least concern |
 Mediterranean CardinalfishApogon imberbis | Usually seen | Up to 15 cm | 10-200m | 3,059 | Least concern |
 Tiger CardinalfishCheilodipterus macrodon | Usually seen | Up to 25 cm | 0-100m | 1,979 | Least concern |
 Iridescent CardinalfishPristiapogon kallopterus | Usually seen | Up to 16 cm | 3-158m | 1,781 | Least concern |
 Ringtail CardinalfishOstorhinchus aureus | Usually seen | Up to 15 cm | 1-40m | 1,384 | Least concern |
 Sydney CardinalfishOstorhinchus limenus | Easy to miss | Up to 14 cm | 1-30m | 217 | Least concern |
 Fivelined CardinalfishCheilodipterus quinquelineatus | – | Up to 13 cm | 0-40m | 178 | Least concern |
 Blue-striped CardinalfishOstorhinchus cyanosoma | – | Up to 8 cm | 1-50m | 171 | Least concern |
 Orbiculate CardinalfishSphaeramia orbicularis | – | Up to 10 cm | – | 156 | Least concern |
 FlamefishApogon maculatus | – | Up to 11 cm | 0-128m | 109 | Least concern |
 Orangelined CardinalfishTaeniamia fucata | – | Up to 10 cm | – | 104 | Least concern |
 Pajama CardinalfishSphaeramia nematoptera | – | Up to 8.5 cm | – | 98 | Least concern |
 Twospot CardinalfishCheilodipterus novemstriatus | – | Up to 8 cm | – | 67 | Least concern |
 Girdled CardinalfishTaeniamia zosterophora | – | Up to 8 cm | – | 66 | Least concern |
 Cheek-spot CardinalfishOstorhinchus chrysopomus | – | Up to 10 cm | – | 62 | Least concern |
 Blacktip CardinalfishApogon atradorsatus | – | Up to 8.9 cm | – | 58 | Least concern |
 Blue-eyed CardinalfishOstorhinchus compressus | – | Up to 12 cm | 2-20m | 58 | Least concern |
 Barred CardinalfishApogon binotatus | – | Up to 13 cm | – | 55 | Least concern |
 Moluccan CardinalfishOstorhinchus moluccensis | – | Up to 9 cm | – | 50 | Least concern |
 Belted CardinalfishApogon townsendi | – | Up to 6.5 cm | 3-55m | 48 | Least concern |
 Victorian Cardinal FishOstorhinchus victoriae | – | Up to 8 cm | – | 46 | Least concern |
 Rüppell's CardinalfishOstorhinchus rueppellii | – | Up to 12 cm | – | 38 | Least concern |
 Whitestar CardinalfishApogon lachneri | – | Up to 6.5 cm | – | 37 | Least concern |
 Pink CardinalfishApogon pacificus | – | Up to 10 cm | – | 35 | Least concern |
 Hartzfeld's CardinalfishOstorhinchus hartzfeldii | – | Up to 12 cm | – | 35 | Least concern |
 Flag-fin CardinalfishOstorhinchus hoevenii | – | Up to 6 cm | – | 35 | Least concern |
 Yelloweyed CardinalfishOstorhinchus monospilus | – | Up to 7.8 cm | – | 31 | Least concern |
 Redspot CardinalfishOstorhinchus parvulus | – | Up to 4 cm | – | 28 | Least concern |
 Eyeshadow CardinalfishPristiapogon exostigma | – | Up to 12 cm | – | 26 | Least concern |
 Blackstriped CardinalfishOstorhinchus nigrofasciatus | – | Up to 10 cm | 3-50m | 24 | Least concern |
 Bullseye CardinalfishOstorhinchus fleurieu | – | Up to 14 cm | – | 24 | Least concern |
 Southern CardinalfishVincentia conspersa | – | Up to 14 cm | – | 24 | Least concern |
 Wolf CardinalfishCheilodipterus artus | – | Up to 19 cm | – | 13 | Least concern |
 Plain CardinalfishOstorhinchus apogonoides | – | Up to 10 cm | – | 11 | Least concern |
 Banggai CardinalfishPterapogon kauderni | – | Up to 8.6 cm | – | 10 | Least concern |
 Many-lined CardinalfishOstorhinchus multilineatus | – | Up to 10 cm | – | 10 | Least concern |
 Doederlein's CardinalfishOstorhinchus doederleini | – | Up to 14 cm | – | 9 | Least concern |
 Twinspot CardinalfishTaeniamia biguttata | – | Up to 11 cm | – | 9 | Least concern |
 Yellowlined CardinalfishOstorhinchus chrysotaenia | – | Up to 12 cm | – | 8 | Least concern |
 Roughlip CardinalfishApogon robinsi | – | Up to 10 cm | – | 7 | Least concern |
 Norfolk CardinalfishOstorhinchus norfolcensis | – | Up to 15 cm | – | 7 | Least concern |
 Bridled CardinalfishPristiapogon fraenatus | – | Up to 11 cm | 3-50m | 6 | Least concern |
 Seale's CardinalfishOstorhinchus sealei | – | Up to 10 cm | – | 5 | Least concern |
 Broad-banded CardinalfishOstorhinchus fasciatus | – | Up to 13 cm | – | 5 | Least concern |
 Bandfin CardinalfishPristiapogon taeniopterus | – | Up to 20 cm | – | 4 | Least concern |
 Little SiphonfishSiphamia cephalotes | – | Up to 5 cm | – | 4 | Least concern |
 Threespot CardinalfishPristicon trimaculatus | – | Up to 14 cm | – | 3 | Least concern |
 Eastern GobblegutsVincentia novaehollandiae | – | Up to 9.6 cm | – | 2 | Least concern |
 Broadstriped CardinalfishOstorhinchus angustatus | – | Up to 11 cm | – | 2 | Least concern |
 Weedy CardinalfishFoa fo | – | Up to 3.5 cm | – | 1 | Least concern |
 Freckled CardinalfishPhaeoptyx conklini | – | Up to 9 cm | – | 1 | Least concern |