Species: Apogon gouldi, Deepwater Cardinalfish

Apogon gouldi Smith-Vaniz, 1977

Deepwater Cardinalfish

Body oblong, compressed; head large, snout short; eye large; moderately large oblique mouth that opens at the front; top jaw wide, partly concealed when mouth is closed, scaleless; jaws with bands of small teeth, no canines; front and sides of roof of mouth with a band of small teeth; preopercle serrated, lower membranous flap not extending beyond edge of preoperculum; 11-12 lower gill rakers; dorsal fin VI + I, 9; anal fin II, 8; inner pelvic ray mostly not attached to body; pectoral 12; tail fin slightly concave; body scales rough, same size as lateral line scales; 3-8 scales present on center of nape before dorsal fin; lateral line complete, extends onto base of tail fin.

Head and body reddish; a diffuse broad dark wedge-shaped bar under 2nd dorsal fin, a diffuse broad dark bar on rear of tail base; tips of front rays of 2nd dorsal, of front anal rays and tail lobes dusky.

Reaches 10.4 cm.

Reefs.

Depth: 55-262 m.

Bermuda to the S Caribbean.