Sponge cardinalfish
- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Actinopterygii
- order: Perciformes
- family: Apogonidae
- genus: Phaeoptyx
- species: Phaeoptyx xenus
San Pedro
Belize
Belize
French Harbor
Bay Islands
Honduras
La Parguera
Lajas
Puerto Rico- United States
Big Coppitt Key