Florent's Guide To The

Hawaiian Reefs

Bandfin Cardinalfish
Pristiapogon taeniopterus
Bandfin Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Pristiapogon taeniopterus
Synonyms: Apogon taeniopterus
Size: 5 to 7 in. (12 to 17 cm)  
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, Pacific
rare outside Hawaii.
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Apogoniformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family) Cardinalfishes
      └Pristiapogon (Genus)
       └P. taeniopterus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 209367🔗
iNaturalist ID: 425306🔗

All Photographs
© 2026 Florent Charpin