Astrapogon stellatus
| Astrapogon stellatus | |
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| Astrapogon stellatus inside a penshell from Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Kurtiformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Genus: | Astrapogon |
| Species: | A. stellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Astrapogon stellatus (Cope, 1867) | |
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Astrapogon stellatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinal fishes. It lives in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It is commonly known as the conchfish because it typically conceals itself in the mantle cavity of a living queen conch (Aliger gigas) by day.
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