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Apogon Lacepède, 1801
Taxonomic Serial No.: 168197

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Gronovichthys Whitley, 1929
		Paroncheilus Smith, 1964
	Common Name(s):	cardinalfishes [English]
		common cardinalfishes [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2004

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Actinopterygii – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées
	Class	Teleostei
	Superorder	Acanthopterygii
	Order	Perciformes – perch-like fishes
	Suborder	Percoidei
	Family	Apogonidae – cardinalfishes, apogonidés, cardenales, poissons-cardinaux
	Subfamily	Apogoninae
	Genus	Apogon Lacepède, 1801 – cardinalfishes, common cardinalfishes
		Direct Children:
	Species	Apogon abrogramma Fraser and Lachner, 1985
	Species	Apogon affinis (Poey, 1875) – bigtooth cardinalfish, cardenal dentudo, cardenal dientón
	Species	Apogon albimaculosus Kailola, 1976
	Species	Apogon amboinensis Bleeker, 1853
	Species	Apogon americanus Castelnau, 1855
	Species	Apogon angustatus (Smith and Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1911) – broadstriped cardinalfish, broadstriped cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon annularis Rüppell, 1829
	Species	Apogon apogonoides (Bleeker, 1856)
	Species	Apogon argyrogaster Weber, 1909
	Species	Apogon aroubiensis Hombron and Jacquinot in Jacquinot and Guichenot, 1853
	Species	Apogon aterrimus Günther, 1867
	Species	Apogon atradorsatus Heller and Snodgrass, 1903
	Species	Apogon atricaudus Jordan and McGregor in Jordan and Evermann, 1898 – cardenal sencillo, plain cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon atripes (Ogilby, 1916) – blackfinned cardinalfish, blackfinned cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon atrogaster (Smith and Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1912)
	Species	Apogon aureus (Lacepède, 1802) – golden cardinalfish, golden cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon aurolineatus (Mowbray in Breder, 1927) – bridle cardinalfish, cardenal frenado
	Species	Apogon axillaris Valenciennes, 1832
	Species	Apogon bandanensis Bleeker, 1854
	Species	Apogon binotatus (Poey, 1867) – barred cardinalfish, cardenal barreado, cardenal rayado
	Species	Apogon brevicaudata Weber, 1909
	Species	Apogon brevispinis Fraser and Randall, 2003
	Species	Apogon bryx Fraser, 1998
	Species	Apogon campbelli Smith, 1949
	Species	Apogon cantoris Bleeker, 1851
	Species	Apogon capricornis Allen and Randall, 1993
	Species	Apogon carinatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828
	Species	Apogon catalai Fourmanoir, 1973
	Species	Apogon caudicinctus Randall and Smith, 1988
	Species	Apogon cavitensis (Jordan and Seale, 1907)
	Species	Apogon chalcius Fraser and Randall, 1986
	Species	Apogon cheni Hayashi, 1990
	Species	Apogon chrysopomus Bleeker, 1854
	Species	Apogon chrysotaenia Bleeker, 1851
	Species	Apogon coccineus Rüppell, 1838 – ruby cardinal, ruby cardinal
	Species	Apogon compressus (Smith and Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1911)
	Species	Apogon cookii Macleay, 1881 – blackbanded cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon crassiceps Garman, 1903
	Species	Apogon cyanosoma Bleeker, 1853
	Species	Apogon cyanotaenia Bleeker, 1853
	Species	Apogon dammermani Weber and de Beaufort, 1929
	Species	Apogon darnleyensis (Alleyne and Macleay, 1877)
	Species	Apogon deetsie Randall, 1998
	Species	Apogon dianthus Fraser and Randall, 2002
	Species	Apogon dispar Fraser and Randall, 1976
	Species	Apogon diversus (Smith and Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1912)
	Species	Apogon doederleini Jordan and Snyder, 1901
	Species	Apogon doryssa (Jordan and Seale, 1906)
	Species	Apogon dovii Günther, 1861 – cardenal colimanchada, tailspot cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon endekataenia Bleeker, 1852 – elevenbanded cardinalfish, elevenbanded cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon enigmaticus (Smith, 1961) – diamond cardinalfish, diamond cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon erythrinus Snyder, 1904
	Species	Apogon erythrosoma Gon and Randall, 2003
	Species	Apogon evermanni Jordan and Snyder, 1904 – oddscaled cardinalfish, cardenal coralero, oddscale cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon exostigma (Jordan and Starks in Jordan and Seale, 1906)
	Species	Apogon fasciatus (White, 1790) – cardinalfish, cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon flagelliferus (Smith, 1961)
	Species	Apogon flavus Allen and Randall, 1993
	Species	Apogon fleurieu (Lacepède, 1802) – bandtail cardinalfish, bandtail cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon fraenatus Valenciennes, 1832 – spurcheek cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon fragilis Smith, 1961
	Species	Apogon franssedai Allen, Kuiter and Randall, 1994
	Species	Apogon fukuii Hayashi, 1990
	Species	Apogon fuscomaculatus Allen and Morrison, 1996
	Species	Apogon fuscus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825
	Species	Apogon gardineri Regan, 1908
	Species	Apogon gilberti (Jordan and Seale, 1905)
	Species	Apogon gouldi Smith-Vaniz, 1977 – cardenal de lo alto, deepwater cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon guadalupensis (Osburn and Nichols, 1916) – cardenal mexicano, Guadalupe cardinalfish, Guadaloupe cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon guamensis Valenciennes, 1832 – pearl cardinalfish, pearl cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon gularis Fraser and Lachner, 1984
	Species	Apogon hartzfeldii Bleeker, 1852
	Species	Apogon heptastygma Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828 – ninespot cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon hoevenii Bleeker, 1854
	Species	Apogon holotaenia Regan, 1905 – bluesopt cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon hungi Fourmanoir and Do-Thi, 1965
	Species	Apogon hyalosoma Bleeker, 1852 – river cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon hypselonotus Bleeker, 1855
	Species	Apogon imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758) – cardinalfish, king of the mullets, cardinalfish, king of the mullets
	Species	Apogon indicus Greenfield, 2001
	Species	Apogon isus Randall and Böhlke, 1981
	Species	Apogon jenkinsi (Evermann and Seale, 1907)
	Species	Apogon kallopterus Bleeker, 1856 – spinyhead cardinalfish, 'upalalu, spinyhead cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon kalosoma Bleeker, 1852
	Species	Apogon kiensis Jordan and Snyder, 1901 – rifle cardinalfish, rifle cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon kominatoensis Ebina, 1935
	Species	Apogon komodoensis Allen, 1998
	Species	Apogon lachneri Böhlke, 1959 – whitestar cardinalfish, cardenal estrella blanca
	Species	Apogon lateralis Valenciennes, 1832 – robbermask cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon lativittatus Randall, 2001
	Species	Apogon latus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828
	Species	Apogon leptacanthus Bleeker, 1856-57 – longspine cardinal, longspine cardinal
	Species	Apogon leptocaulus Gilbert, 1972 – slendertail cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon leptofasciatus Allen, 2001
	Species	Apogon limenus Randall and Hoese, 1988
	Species	Apogon lineatus Temminck and Schlegel, 1842 – verticalstriped cardinalfish, verticalstriped cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon luteus Randall and Kulbicki, 1998
	Species	Apogon maculatus (Poey, 1860) – flamefish, cardenal manchado, saddletailed cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon maculiferus Garrett, 1864
	Species	Apogon margaritophorus Bleeker, 1854
	Species	Apogon marquesensis Greenfield, 2001
	Species	Apogon melanoproctus Fraser and Randall, 1976
	Species	Apogon melanopterus (Fowler and Bean, 1930)
	Species	Apogon melanopus Weber, 1911
	Species	Apogon melas Bleeker, 1848
	Species	Apogon menesemus Jenkins, 1903 – 'upapalu
	Species	Apogon moluccensis Valenciennes, 1832
	Species	Apogon monospilus Fraser, Randall and Allen, 2002
	Species	Apogon mosavi Dale, 1977
	Species	Apogon multilineatus (Bleeker, 1874)
	Species	Apogon multitaeniatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828 – smallscale cardinalfish, smallscale cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon mydrus (Jordan and Seale, 1905)
	Species	Apogon nanus Allen, Kuiter and Randall, 1994
	Species	Apogon neotes Allen, Kuiter and Randall, 1994
	Species	Apogon niger Döderlein in Steindachner and Döderlein, 1883
	Species	Apogon nigripes Playfair in Playfair and Günther, 1867 – blackfoot cardinal, blackfoot cardinal
	Species	Apogon nigripinnis Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828 – bullseye cardinalfish, bullseye cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon nigrocincta (Smith and Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1912)
	Species	Apogon nigrofasciatus Lachner, 1953
	Species	Apogon norfolcensis Ogilby, 1888
	Species	Apogon notatus (Houttuyn, 1782)
	Species	Apogon noumeae Whitley, 1958
	Species	Apogon novaeguineae Valenciennes, 1832
	Species	Apogon novemfasciatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828 – nineband cardinalfish, nineband cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon ocellicaudus Allen, Kuiter and Randall, 1994
	Species	Apogon opercularis Macleay, 1878
	Species	Apogon oxina Fraser, 1999
	Species	Apogon oxygrammus Allen, 2001
	Species	Apogon pacificus (Herre, 1935) – cardenal morro listado, pink cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon pallidofasciatus Allen, 1987
	Species	Apogon parvulus (Smith and Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1912)
	Species	Apogon perlitus Fraser and Lachner, 1985
	Species	Apogon pharaonis Bellotti, 1874
	Species	Apogon phenax Böhlke and Randall, 1968 – mimic cardinalfish, cardenal mimético
	Species	Apogon pillionatus Böhlke and Randall, 1968 – broadsaddle cardinalfish, cardenal colirrayada
	Species	Apogon planifrons Longley and Hildebrand, 1940 – pale cardinalfish, cardenal pálido
	Species	Apogon poecilopterus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828
	Species	Apogon properuptus (Whitley, 1964)
	Species	Apogon pselion Randall, Fraser and Lachner, 1990
	Species	Apogon pseudomaculatus Longley, 1932 – twospot cardinalfish, cardenal de dos puntos, cardenal dos puntos
	Species	Apogon quadrisquamatus Longley, 1934 – sawcheek cardinalfish, cardenal espinoso
	Species	Apogon quartus Fraser, 2000
	Species	Apogon queketti Gilchrist, 1903 – spotfin cardinal, spotfin cardinal
	Species	Apogon quinquestriatus Regan, 1908
	Species	Apogon radcliffei (Fowler, 1918)
	Species	Apogon regani Whitley, 1951
	Species	Apogon regula Fraser and Randall, 2003
	Species	Apogon relativus Randall, 2001
	Species	Apogon retrosella (Gill, 1862) – Cortez cardinalfish, barspot cardinalfish, cardenal de Cortés
	Species	Apogon rhodopterus Bleeker, 1852
	Species	Apogon robbyi Gilbert and Tyler, 1997
	Species	Apogon robinsi Böhlke and Randall, 1968 – cardenal, roughlip cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon rubellus (Smith, 1961)
	Species	Apogon rubrimacula Randall and Kulbicki, 1998
	Species	Apogon rueppellii Günther, 1859 – gobbleguts
	Species	Apogon rufus Randall and Fraser, 1999
	Species	Apogon savayensis Günther, 1872 – ghost cardinal, ghost cardinal
	Species	Apogon schlegeli Bleeker, 1854
	Species	Apogon sealei (Fowler, 1918)
	Species	Apogon selas Randall and Hayashi, 1990
	Species	Apogon semilineatus Temminck and Schlegel, 1842 – barface cardinalfish, barface cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon semiornatus Peters, 1876 – threeband cardinalfish, threeband cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon septemstriatus Günther, 1880 – sevenband cardinalfish, sevenband cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon sialis (Jordan and Thompson, 1914)
	Species	Apogon sinus Randall, 2001
	Species	Apogon smithi (Kotthaus, 1970)
	Species	Apogon spilurus Regan, 1905
	Species	Apogon striatodes Gon, 1997
	Species	Apogon striatus (Smith and Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1912)
	Species	Apogon susanae Greenfield, 2001
	Species	Apogon taeniatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828 – twobelt cardinalfish, twobelt cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon taeniophorus Regan, 1908 – ninestripe cardinal, ninestripe cardinal
	Species	Apogon taeniopterus Bennett, 1836
	Species	Apogon talboti Smith, 1961
	Species	Apogon tchefouensis Fang, 1942
	Species	Apogon thermalis Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829 – translucent cardinalfish, translucent cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon timorensis Bleeker, 1854
	Species	Apogon townsendi (Breder, 1927) – belted cardinalfish, cardenal con cinto, cardenal cincho
	Species	Apogon trimaculatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828
	Species	Apogon truncatus Bleeker, 1854 – Elliot's cardinalfish
	Species	Apogon unicolor Döderlein in Steindachner and Döderlein, 1883
	Species	Apogon uninotatus (Smith and Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1912)
	Species	Apogon unitaeniatus Allen, 1995
	Species	Apogon urostigma (Bleeker, 1874)
	Species	Apogon victoriae Günther, 1859
	Species	Apogon wassinki Bleeker, 1861
	Species	Apogon wilsoni (Fowler, 1918)
	Species	Apogon zebrinus Fraser, Randall and Lachner, 1999

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Thomas H. Fraser
	Notes:	Adjunct Scientist, Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, Florida, 34236, USA
	Reference for:	Apogon

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004, website (version 10-May-04)
	Acquired:	2004
	Notes:	http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
	Reference for:	Apogon

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Apogon

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
	Publication Date:	2003
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
	Page(s):
	Publisher:
	Publication Place:
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:	As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
	Reference for:	Apogon

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Eschmeyer, William N.
	Publication Date:	1990
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Genera of Recent Fishes
	Page(s):	iii + 697
	Publisher:	California Academy of Sciences
	Publication Place:	San Francisco, CA, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-940228-23-8
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Apogon

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
	Publication Date:	1998
	Article/Chapter Title:	Catalog of Fishes
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
	Page(s):	2905
	Publisher:	California Academy of Sciences
	Publication Place:	San Francisco, California, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-940228-47-5
	Notes:	Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
	Reference for:	Apogon

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Nelson, Joseph S.
	Publication Date:	1994
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Fishes of the World, Third Edition
	Page(s):	xvii + 600
	Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons
	Publication Place:	New York, New York, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-471-54713-1
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Apogon

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Shiino, Sueo M.
	Publication Date:	1976
	Article/Chapter Title:	List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4
	Page(s):	262
	Publisher:	Shima Marineland
	Publication Place:	Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan
	ISBN/ISSN:	0385-1109
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Apogon

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