Apogon aurolineatus (Mowbray, 1927)
Bridle cardinalfish

Family:  Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes), subfamily: Apogoninae
Max. size:  6.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 75 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: southern Florida in USA and Bahamas to Curaçao and Venezuela, including the Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 9626).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Most common in seagrass beds, but occurs from water's edge to 75 m depth. Commonly trawled on shallow shrimp grounds.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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