Bigtooth Cardinalfish
Paroncheilus affinis
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
- Paroncheilus
Where to Find
Found in 30 diving areas across 19 countries and 5 regions.
- Aruba Leeward Coast, Aruba - 2 records
- Abaco, Bahamas - 1 records
- Bimini, Bahamas - 8 records
- Eleuthera & Harbour Island, Bahamas - 1 records
- Long Island, Bahamas - 2 records
- Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 2 records
- Klein Bonaire, Bonaire - 9 records
- Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 3 records
- Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 2 records
- Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 6 records
- Cabrits & Northern Coast, Dominica - 2 records
- Soufriere-Scotts Head Marine Reserve, Dominica - 2 records
- Carriacou, Grenada - 3 records
- Southwest Coast, Grenada - 3 records
- Cousteau Reserve, Guadeloupe - 2 records
- Ocho Rios, Jamaica - 5 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 3 records
- La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 1 records
- Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 2 records
- St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis - 1 records
- St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 3 records
- Tobago Cays, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 3 records
- Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago - 6 records
- St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 5 records
- St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 4 records
- Corn Islands, Nicaragua - 1 records
- Sal, Cape Verde - 1 records
- São Tomé, São Tomé & Príncipe - 7 records
- Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 1 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 12 records