Scientific Name	Gymnapogon philippinus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Herre, 1939)	Depth	0 - 5M
Chinese	菲律賓裸天竺鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	天竺鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F352　Apogonidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	菲律賓裸天竺鯛
Max Length	3.7 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大面側仔、大目側仔
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Tidepool at Nasugbu, Batangas Prov., Luzon I., Philippines
Synonyms	Henicichthys philippinus
Reference	1. 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；2. Shao, K. T., and J. P. Chen (1986) The New Records of Cardinalfishes from Taiwan, with a Synopsis of the Family Apogonidae. Journ. Taiwan Museum, 39(2):61-104；3. Mabuchi, K. , T. H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma and M. Nishida 2014 (1 Aug.) Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa 3846 (no. 2): 151-203.  Herre, A. W. C. T. 1939 Shao, K.T. etc. 1986 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Mabuchi, K. , T. H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma etc. 2014
Specimen List	ASIZP0055966.
Common Name	Philippine cardinalfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VI-I,9 ; anal-fin rays II, 8; pectoral-fin rays 14. Body elongated and naked. Preopercular spine and flap present. Small canine teeth on lower jaw. Lengthy pectoral fin extending beyond the origin of anal fin. Caudal fin deeply forked. Color when alive, body transparent with a black spot on head; all fins pale; lower abdomen below pectoral silvery-white. Body and fins clear without any obvious markings. Head reddish and eyes dark.
habitats	Sometimes occurs in schools of Rhabdamia gracilis. Rarely noticed because of small size. Feeds on zooplankton and other small benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Kapingamarangi and Marshall Islands. Recently reported from the Chesterfield Islands
Utility	No commercial value.