''Apogon'' is a large genus of fish in the family ''

Apogonidae Cardinalfishes are a family, Apogonidae, of ray-finned fishes found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans; they are chiefly marine, but some species are found in brackish water and a few (notably ''Glossamia'') are found in fresh water. A h ...

'', the cardinalfishes. They are among the most common fish on coral reefs. Over 200 species have been classified in genus ''Apogon'' as members of several subgenera. Some of these subgenera, such as ''

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'', have been elevated to genus status, leaving just over 50 species in the genus.

Species

The 50 recognized species in this genus are: * '' A. americanus'' Castelnau, 1855 (Brazilian flamefish) * '' A. atradorsatus'' Heller &

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, 1903 (blacktip cardinalfish) * '' A. atricaudus'' D. S. Jordan &

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, 1898 (plain cardinalfish) * '' A. aurolineatus'' ( Mowbray, 1927) (bridle cardinalfish) * '' A. axillaris'' Valenciennes, 1832 (axillary-spot cardinalfish) * '' A. binotatus'' ( Poey, 1867) (barred cardinalfish) * '' A. campbelli''

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, 1949 * '' A. cardinalis'' Seale, 1910 * '' A. caudicinctus'' J. E. Randall & C. L. Smith, 1988 (little tailband cardinalfish) * '' A. coccineus'' Rüppell, 1838 (ruby cardinalfish) * '' A. crassiceps'' Garman, 1903 (transparent cardinalfish) * '' A. dammermani'' M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1929 * '' A. deetsie'' J. E. Randall, 1998 (Deetsie's cardinalfish) * '' A. dianthus'' T. H. Fraser & J. E. Randall, 2002 * '' A. doryssa'' (D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906) (longspine cardinalfish) * '' A. dovii'' Günther, 1862 (tailspot cardinalfish) * '' A. erythrinus'' Snyder, 1904 (Hawaiian ruby cardinalfish) * '' A. erythrosoma'' Gon & J. E. Randall, 2003 * '' A. gouldi'' Smith-Vaniz, 1977 (deepwater cardinalfish) * '' A. guadalupensis'' ( R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916) (Guadalupe cardinalfish) * '' A. hypselonotus''

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) (cardinalfish) * '' A. indicus'' D. W. Greenfield, 2001 (Indian cardinalfish) * '' A. kautamea'' D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2004 (Rapanui cardinalfish) * '' A. kominatoensis'' Ebina, 1935 * '' A. lachneri'' J. E. Böhlke, 1959 (whitestar cardinalfish) * '' A. lativittatus'' J. E. Randall, 2001 * '' A. leptocaulus'' C. R. Gilbert, 1972 (slendertail cardinalfish) * '' A. maculatus'' ( Poey, 1860) (flamefish) * '' A. marquesensis'' D. W. Greenfield], 2001 * '' Apogon mosavi, A. mosavi''

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, 1977 (dwarf cardinalfish) * '' A. pacificus'' ( Herre, 1935) (pink cardinalfish) * '' A. phenax'' J. E. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1968 (mimic cardinalfish) * '' A. pillionatus'' J. E. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1968 (broadsaddle cardinalfish) * '' A. planifrons'' Longley & Hildebrand, 1940 (pale cardinalfish) * '' A. posterofasciatus'' G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2002 (rearbar cardinalfish) * '' A. pseudomaculatus'' Longley, 1932 (twospot cardinalfish) * '' A. quadrisquamatus'' Longley, 1934 (sawcheek cardinalfish) * '' A. retrosella'' ( T. N. Gill, 1862) (barspot cardinalfish) * '' A. robbyi'' C. R. Gilbert & J. C. Tyler, 1997 (striped cardinalfish) * '' A. robinsi'' J. E. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1968 (roughlip cardinalfish) * '' A. rubellus'' (J. L. B. Smith], 1961) * '' Apogon rubrifuscus, A. rubrifuscus'' D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2004 (flathead cardinalfish) * '' A. seminigracaudus'' D. W. Greenfield, 2007 (darktail cardinalfish) * '' A. semiornatus'' W. K. H. Peters, 1876 (oblique-banded cardinalfish) * '' A. susanae'' D. W. Greenfield, 2001 * '' A. talboti'' J. L. B. Smith, 1961 (flame cardinalfish) * '' A. townsendi'' ( Breder, 1927) (belted cardinalfish) * '' A. tricinctus'' G. R. Allen &

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, 2012 (threeband cardinalfish) * '' A. unicolor''

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& Döderlein ( de), 1883 (big red cardinalfish)

References

Apogoninae Extant Eocene first appearances Marine fish genera Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède {{Kurtiformes-stub