Barred Cardinalfish

Reddish brown with about 10 dark bars and reddish fins (Ref. 37816, 48635). A reflective black to bluish grey spot, sometimes rimmed with white, on operculum. Lateral line incomplete (Ref. 48635); characterized further by dark bands radiating from rear eye; incomplete lateral line with 10-13 tubed scales; greatest depth of body 2.7-3.1 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 8

Nocturnal species which occurs inshore (Ref. 75154).

Nocturnal species. Occurs inshore (Ref. 7300) over rocky bottoms (Ref. 1602). Also found in outer reefs in mixed rich coral and algae rubble slopes (Ref. 48635). Solitary and cryptic (Ref 90102).

fisheries: minor commercial; price category: high; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family

分布於印度-太平洋區，西起紅海至莫三比克，東至萊恩、馬貴斯及社會群島，北至台灣、日本，南迄澳洲大堡礁。台灣分布於小琉球海域。

無任何經濟價值。

體小型，狹長而側扁；側線不完全，僅延伸至第一背鰭基底後下方。腭骨無齒。D. VII-I，9； A. II，8； P. 14； Ll. p. 9；GR. 3+12 (developed GR. 1+1+5)；HL. 2.64；BD. 2.77 in SL；SnL 4.7 and ED. 4.22 in HL. 。體褐色至紅褐色，體側有10條暗紅色橫帶，眼部後緣另具數條不顯著之輻射紋；鰓蓋具一大白色緣之眼斑；各鰭為紅色是本種魚之主要特徵。

主要棲息於礁石底質水域，同時也出現在珊瑚和藻類叢生的碎石坡水域，以浮游動物或其它底棲無脊椎動物為食。