Apogon is a large genus of fish in the family Apogonidae , the cardinalfishes. They are among the most common fish on coral reefs .[2] Over 200 species have been classified in genus Apogon as members of several subgenera.[2] Some of these subgenera, such as Ostorhinchus , have been elevated to genus status,[3] leaving just over 50 species in the genus.[4]
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A. caudicinctus
A. robinsi
A. semiornatus
A. townsendi
The 50 recognized species in this genus are:[4]
A. americanus Castelnau , 1855 (Brazilian flamefish)
A. atradorsatus Heller & Snodgrass , 1903 (blacktip cardinalfish)
A. atricaudus D. S. Jordan & E. A. McGregor , 1898 (plain cardinalfish)
A. aurolineatus (Mowbray , 1927) (bridle cardinalfish)
A. axillaris Valenciennes , 1832 (axillary-spot cardinalfish)
A. binotatus (Poey , 1867) (barred cardinalfish)
A. campbelli J. L. B. Smith , 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 Bleeker , 1855
A. imberbis (Linnaeus , 1758 ) (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
A. mosavi Dale , 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)
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 & Erdmann , 2012 (threeband cardinalfish)
A. unicolor Steindachner & Döderlein (de ), 1883 (big red cardinalfish)