Fire Eye Cardinalfish

A Nectamia with two faint dorsal saddles, faint caudal-peduncle band, no pale bars on side of body, and faint cheek mark, caudal fin without dark margins (Ref. 74933).Description: Characterized by brown color, darker color on back with coppery or silvery reflections; narrow dark band below eye; anterior caudal peduncle with pale bar across; greatest depth of body 2.1-2.3 in SL (Ref. 90102).

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

Forms aggregations, sometimes among staghorn corals (Ref 90102).