Whitestar Cardinalfish
Apogon lachneri
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Kurtiformes
- Family
- Apogonidae
- Genus
- Apogon
Where to Find
Found in 33 diving areas across 18 countries and 4 regions.
- Abaco, Bahamas - 1 records
- Andros, Bahamas - 3 records
- Bimini, Bahamas - 6 records
- Eleuthera & Harbour Island, Bahamas - 14 records
- Exuma Cays, Bahamas - 9 records
- Long Island, Bahamas - 16 records
- Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 18 records
- Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 2 records
- Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 1 records
- Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - 14 records
- Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 20 records
- Curaçao Southeast, Curaçao - 1 records
- Cabrits & Northern Coast, Dominica - 2 records
- Soufriere-Scotts Head Marine Reserve, Dominica - 2 records
- Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - 2 records
- Cousteau Reserve, Guadeloupe - 2 records
- Montego Bay, Jamaica - 7 records
- Negril, Jamaica - 7 records
- Ocho Rios, Jamaica - 13 records
- La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 9 records
- Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 11 records
- Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago - 2 records
- Providenciales, Turks & Caicos - 2 records
- St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 14 records
- St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 1 records
- Lighthouse Reef, Belize - 12 records
- Turneffe Atoll, Belize - 2 records
- Caribbean Coast, Guatemala - 5 records
- Roatán, Honduras - 3 records
- Utila, Honduras - 12 records
- Cozumel, Mexico - 5 records
- Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 5 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 3 records