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Pristiapogon exostigma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Apogonidae
Genus:	Pristiapogon
Species:	P. exostigma
Binomial name
Pristiapogon exostigma D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1906
Synonyms
Apogon exostigma Jordan & Starks, 1906

Pristiapogon exostigma, also known as Eyeshadow cardinalfish or oneline cardinalfish, is a small (max length is 11 cm) pale ray-finned fish from the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes with light-ended black stripe ending in black spot above centre of stripe. It has an Indo-Pacific range which extends from the Red Sea to the Line Islands and Mangareva Islands and south to northern Australia and north to the Ryukyu Islands.

This species spends the day sheltering under rock ledges. They can be found among isolated coral heads in the silty sheltered by reefs. It is a solitary and rather rare, nocturnal species which feeds on fishes and invertebrates. They are mouthbrooders who form pairs when courting.

References

1. Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 88. ISBN 9780007741731.
2. WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pristiapogon exostigma (Jordan & Starks, 1906)
3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pristiapogon exostigma". FishBase. February 2014 version.
4. Bray, D.J. (2017). "Pristiapogon exostigma". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 23 Sep 2018.

External links

• Photos of Pristiapogon exostigma on Sealife Collection

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