''Apogon'' is a large

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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 among the most common fish on

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s. 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 & Snodgrass, 1903 (blacktip cardinalfish) * '' A. atricaudus'' D. S. Jordan & E. A. McGregor, 1898 (plain cardinalfish) * '' A. aurolineatus'' ( Mowbray, 1927) (bridle cardinalfish) * '' A. axillaris''

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, 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''

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, 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'' (

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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'' 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 &

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

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

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q773694 Apogoninae Extant Eocene first appearances Marine fish genera Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède