Species: Apogon mosavi, Dwarf Cardinalfish
large dark dots: cheek
tail base: long dark bar

bands of simple teeth, no canines
Apogon mosavi Dale, 1977
Dwarf 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; 15 (rarely 13 or 16) 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 on center of nape before dorsal fin; lateral line complete, extends onto base of tail fin.
Head and body reddish; upper body peppered with dark dots; larger dark dots on cheek and behind eye; a dark rectangular or oval bar at rear of tail base that nearly reaches to top and bottom of the tail base; fins clear.
Reaches 4.3 cm.
Lives on reefs, perhaps with anemones.
Depth: 12-40 m.
The Bahamas to the SW Caribbean.

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- Marine
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- Inshore
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- Bottom
- Bottom + water column
- Mid Water
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- Habitat
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- Reef only
- Rocks
- Water column
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
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- Reef Associated
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- Planktivore
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- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- Continent + Island (s)
- GC endemic
- Insular primarily
- Island (s)
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 4.3
- Depth Range Min
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- 12
- Depth Range Max
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- 40