''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. ...

, 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 approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), ...

and the western

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

. This genus was separated from ''

Apogon ''Apogon'' is a large genus of fish in the family ''Apogonidae'', 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 sub ...

'' 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'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1916) (bullseye cardinalfish) * '' Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1909) (many-banded cardinalfish) * '' Apogonichthyoides cantoris'' ( Bleeker, 1851) * '' Apogonichthyoides cathetogramma'' ( S. Tanaka (I), 1917) * '' Apogonichthyoides chrysurus'' (J. D. Ogilby, 1889) (golden cardinalfish) * '' Apogonichthyoides enigmaticus''

J. L. B. Smith James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyology, ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought t ...

, 1961 * '' Apogonichthyoides erdmanni'' T. H. Fraser & G. R. Allen, 2011 (deep-reef cardinalfish) * '' Apogonichthyoides euspilotus'' (T. H. Fraser, 2006) * '' Apogonichthyoides gardineri'' ( Regan, 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'' ( Bellotti, 1874) * '' Apogonichthyoides pseudotaeniatus'' ( Gon, 1986) (doublebar cardinalfish) * '' Apogonichthyoides regani'' ( Whitley, 1951) * '' Apogonichthyoides sialis'' ( D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914) (twinbar cardinalfish) * '' Apogonichthyoides taeniatus'' (G. Cuvier, 1828) (twobelt cardinalfish) * '' Apogonichthyoides timorensis'' (Bleeker, 1854) (Timor cardinalfish) * '' Apogonichthyoides umbratilis'' T. H. Fraser & G. R. Allen, 2010 (cryptic cardinalfish) * '' Apogonichthyoides uninotatus'' ( H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) (onespot cardinalfish)

References

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