Barspot cardinalfish
- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Actinopterygii
- order: Perciformes
- family: Apogonidae
- genus: Apogon
- species: Apogon retrosella
- Mulegé
Baja California- Cabo San Lucas
Baja California Sur- Manzanillo
Colima- Acapulco
Guerrero- San Patricio
Jalisco- Topolobampo
Sinaloa- Guaymas
- Puerto Peñasco
Sonora
Mexico