''Apogonichthyoides'' is a

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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 native to the

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by ...

and the western

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contine ...

. This genus was separated from '' Apogon'' in 2010. These species are light brown to brownish black in color, often with dark, elongated spots or stripes. Usually, they have a line on the cheek and two bars on the body. Some species have an eye-like spot on the side of the body.Fraser, T.H. & Allen, G.R. (2010)
Cardinalfish of the genus ''Apogonichthyoides'' Smith, 1949 (Apogonidae) with a description of a new species from the West-Pacific region.
''Zootaxa, 2348: 40-56.'' Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus

Species

The 24 recognized species in this genus are:Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014)
Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters.
''Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.'' * ''

Apogonichthyoides atripes ''Apogonichthyoides'' is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This genus was separated from '' Apogon'' in 2010. These species are light brown to brow ...

'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1916) (bullseye cardinalfish) * ''

Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus ''Apogonichthyoides'' is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This genus was separated from '' Apogon'' in 2010. These species are light brown to brow ...

'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1909) (many-banded cardinalfish) * ''

Apogonichthyoides cantoris ''Apogonichthyoides'' is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This genus was separated from '' Apogon'' in 2010. These species are light brown to brow ...

'' ( Bleeker, 1851) * '' Apogonichthyoides cathetogramma'' ( S. Tanaka (I), 1917) * '' Apogonichthyoides chrysurus'' (J. D. Ogilby, 1889) (golden cardinalfish) * '' Apogonichthyoides enigmaticus'' J. L. B. Smith, 1961 * '' Apogonichthyoides erdmanni'' T. H. Fraser & G. R. Allen, 2011 (deep-reef cardinalfish) * '' Apogonichthyoides euspilotus'' (T. H. Fraser, 2006) * '' Apogonichthyoides gardineri'' (

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, 1908) * '' Apogonichthyoides heptastygma'' ( G. Cuvier, 1828) * '' Apogonichthyoides maculipinnis'' (Regan, 1908) * '' Apogonichthyoides melas'' (Bleeker, 1848) (black cardinalfish) * '' Apogonichthyoides miniatus'' T. H. Fraser, 2010 * '' Apogonichthyoides niger'' ( Döderlein ( de), 1883) * '' Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis'' (G. Cuvier, 1828) (bullseye) * '' Apogonichthyoides opercularis'' ( W. J. Macleay, 1878) (pearly-cheek cardinalfish) * ''

Apogonichthyoides pharaonis ''Apogonichthyoides pharaonis'', the Pharaoh cardinalfish, is a species of cardinalfish from the family Apogonidae which is found the western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. It is one of a group of species which have colonised the eastern Mediterranean ...

'' (

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, 1874) * ''

Apogonichthyoides pseudotaeniatus ''Apogonichthyoides'' is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This genus was separated from '' Apogon'' in 2010. These species are light brown to brow ...

'' ( Gon, 1986) (doublebar cardinalfish) * ''

Apogonichthyoides regani ''Apogonichthyoides'' is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This genus was separated from '' Apogon'' in 2010. These species are light brown to brow ...

'' ( Whitley, 1951) * ''

Apogonichthyoides sialis ''Apogonichthyoides'' is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This genus was separated from '' Apogon'' in 2010. These species are light brown to brow ...

'' ( D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914) (twinbar cardinalfish) * ''

Apogonichthyoides taeniatus ''Apogonichthyoides'' is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This genus was separated from '' Apogon'' in 2010. These species are light brown to brow ...

'' (G. Cuvier, 1828) (twobelt cardinalfish) * ''

Apogonichthyoides timorensis ''Apogonichthyoides'' is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This genus was separated from '' Apogon'' in 2010. These species are light brown to brownis ...

'' (Bleeker, 1854) (Timor cardinalfish) * '' Apogonichthyoides umbratilis'' T. H. Fraser & G. R. Allen, 2010 (cryptic cardinalfish) * ''

Apogonichthyoides uninotatus ''Apogonichthyoides'' is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This genus was separated from '' Apogon'' in 2010. These species are light brown to brow ...

'' ( H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) (onespot cardinalfish)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q773675 Apogoninae Marine fish genera Taxa named by J. L. B. Smith