Perdix cardinalfish
Apogonichthys perdix
- Usual depth1–27 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsMay and September
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Ewout Knoester · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Apogonichthys perdix, the Waikiki cardinalfish, is a marine fish in the family Apogonidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Apogonichthys perdix”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 20 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–27 m · Deepest record: 41 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Perdix cardinalfish, Camouflage Cardinalfish, Flores Cardinalfish, perdix cardinalfish, Perdix Cardinalfish, Speckled Cardinal, Waikiki Cardinalfish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Apogon perdrix
- Japanese
- ナンヨウマトイシモチ, ハワイマトイシモチ
- Simplified Chinese
- 大目側仔, 大面側仔, 鳩斑原天竺鯛, 鳩斑天竺魚
Other scientific names: Apogon perdix, Apogonichthys waikiki, Mionurus waikiki
Similar species
- Ocellated cardinalfish
Apogonichthys ocellatus
- Pearly-finned Cardinalfish
Jaydia poeciloptera
- Barred Striped Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus fasciatus
Cryptic CardinalfishApogon erythrinus
Timor CardinalApogonichthyoides timorensis
Obliquebanded cardinalfishApogon semiornatus
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 174 open-data records from 1854 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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