Halfband Cardinalfish, Apogon semiornatus Peters 1876

Other Names: Half-band Cardinalfish, Oblique-banded Cardinalfish, Threeband Cardinalfish

A Halfband Cardinalfish, Apogon semiornatus, in Lighthouse Bay, North West Cape, Western Australia, November 2018. Source: Glen Whisson / iNaturalist.org. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:
A semi-transparent pinkish cardinalfish with a broad reddish-brown stripe from the nape to the middle of the caudal fin, and another broad stripe from the snout through the eye and the pectoral-fin base to the base of the anal fin.
Cite this page as:
Apogon semiornatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 15 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1607

Halfband Cardinalfish, Apogon semiornatus Peters 1876

More Info

Distribution

 Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, around the tropical north to Montague Island, New South Wales, including reefs in the Coral Sea; also Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

Species Citation

 Apogon semiornatus Peters 1876, Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876: 436. Type locality: Mauritius.

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

Quick Facts

CAAB Code:37327074
Biology:Mouth brooder (males)
Depth:3-30 m
Habitat:Reef associated
Max Size:5 cm TL

Species Image Gallery

Species Maps

CAAB distribution map