Species: Apogon robinsi, Roughlip Cardinalfish

Apogon robinsi Bohlke & Randall, 1968

Roughlip 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, top jaw teeth extending onto outsides of jawbone; front and sides of roof of mouth with a band of small teeth; preopercle serrated, lower membranous flap not extending beyond edge of preoperculum; gill rakers: 7-8 upper and 17 (rarely 16 or 18) lower 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; 3-8 scales on center of nape before dorsal fin; lateral line scales not enlarged; lateral line complete, extends onto base of tail fin.

Pink; 2 red bars: a straight narrow bar under rear of dorsal fin, a wider dark bar with black edges at end of tail base; fins reddish, with bases of 2nd dorsal and anal fins and upper and lower margins of tail fin distinctly darker red.

Reaches 12 cm.

Lives on reefs.

Depth: 7-150 m.

Bermuda, the Bahamas, Cayman Island, Roatan.