The Three-spined cardinalfish (Verilus anomalus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Malakichthyidae. It is endemic to the marine waters off of Australia. Another name for this species of fish is Flathead feed.
This fish occurs as deep as , but usually stays between . It grows to a length of SL.
Hector's lanternfish (Lampanyctodes hectoris) is an important part of its diet.
It was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Apogonops, which is now considered a synonym of Verilus.