Pearly Cardinalfish

Description: Characterized by white body color; pair of midlateral reddish stripes with row of white spots in between; upper back reddish with narrow white stripe along dorsal profile; pair of silvery stripes from snout through eye; black first dorsal fin tip; greatest depth of body 3.1-3.2 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 8

Found in shallow coral reefs around lagoons and sheltered bays (Ref. 36661). In small groups, usually sheltering near long-spined urchins or large anemones in seagrasses (Ref. 48635).

Found in shallow coral reefs around lagoons and sheltered bays (Ref. 36661). In small groups, usually sheltering near long-spined urchins or large anemones in seagrasses (Ref. 48635).