Cardinalfish in Cozumel?

[under water]

Hi,
Please help me ID this fish.
I am pretty sure this is a cardinalfish, but not sure which one.
It is about 2 to 3 inches long, at about 15 feet deep in rubble near the shore in Cozumel on an afternoon dive.
It was by itself.
It looks like a bigtooth or sponge cardinalfish, but wasn't in the right environment to match either of those.

Thanks!
Frank

 

[knotical]

Cardinalfish can be tough to ID, but I'm thinking roughlip.

 

[deborahdelamar]

This fish has two bars -- bigtooth has none; sponge has a one incomplete bar. I would say it's a barred cardinalfish since the bars seem to be about equal thickness. Other suggestion would be the pale cardinalfish but, on that fish, the rear bar is thick. Both barred & pale as well as belted, whitestar and flamefish are commonly seen in Coz.

 

[under water]

Cardinalfish can be tough to ID, but I'm thinking roughlip.

This fish has two bars -- bigtooth has none; sponge has a one incomplete bar. I would say it's a barred cardinalfish since the bars seem to be about equal thickness. Other suggestion would be the pale cardinalfish but, on that fish, the rear bar is thick. Both barred & pale as well as belted, whitestar and flamefish are commonly seen in Coz.

I hadn't really noticed those bars, but can see them now. Based on the light pink color and the even bars, Barred Cardinalfish seems to be the right match.
Thanks