Little Tailband Cardinalfish

Apogon caudicinctus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth2–25 m
Water temperature23–30 °C
Best monthsMay, September, and November
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 3 records
March: 0 records
April: 2 records
May: 10 records
June: 8 records
July: 2 records
August: 2 records
September: 10 records
October: 1 records
November: 14 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–25 m · Deepest record: 100 m

0–10 m: 31 records
10–20 m: 11 records
20–30 m: 5 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 2 records
100–110 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C

22–24 °C: 5 records
24–26 °C: 7 records
26–28 °C: 23 records
28–30 °C: 18 records

Names and classification

English: Little Tailband Cardinalfish, Rapa Cardinalfish

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Togenagaishimochi, トゲナガイシモチ

Similar species

Cryptic Cardinalfish
Apogon erythrinus
Obliquebanded cardinalfish
Apogon semiornatus
Ruby cardinalfish
Apogon coccineus
Little Red Cardinalfish
Apogon crassiceps
Flame Cardinalfish
Apogon doryssa
Mangrove Cardinalfish
Apogon ceramensis

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
114 open-data records from 1971 to 2015.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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