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 subgenera, such as Ostorhinchus, 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 <small>Castelnau, 1855</small> (Brazilian flamefish)
- A. atradorsatus <small>Heller & Snodgrass, 1903</small> (blacktip cardinalfish)
- A. atricaudus <small>D. S. Jordan & E. A. McGregor, 1898</small> (plain cardinalfish)
- A. aurolineatus <small>(Mowbray, 1927)</small> (bridle cardinalfish)
- A. axillaris <small>Valenciennes, 1832</small> (axillary-spot cardinalfish)
- A. binotatus <small>(Poey, 1867)</small> (barred cardinalfish)
- A. campbelli <small>J. L. B. Smith, 1949</small>
- A. cardinalis <small>Seale, 1910</small>
- A. caudicinctus <small>J. E. Randall & C. L. Smith, 1988</small> (little tailband cardinalfish)
- A. coccineus <small>Rüppell, 1838</small> (ruby cardinalfish)
- A. crassiceps <small>Garman, 1903</small> (transparent cardinalfish)
- A. dammermani <small>M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1929</small>
- A. deetsie <small>J. E. Randall, 1998</small> (Deetsie's cardinalfish)
- A. dianthus <small>T. H. Fraser & J. E. Randall, 2002</small>
- A. doryssa <small>(D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906)</small> (longspine cardinalfish)
- A. dovii <small>Günther, 1862</small> (tailspot cardinalfish)
- A. erythrinus <small>Snyder, 1904</small> (Hawaiian ruby cardinalfish)
- A. erythrosoma <small>Gon & J. E. Randall, 2003</small>
- A. gouldi <small>Smith-Vaniz, 1977</small> (deepwater cardinalfish)
- A. guadalupensis <small>(R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916)</small> (Guadalupe cardinalfish)
- A. hypselonotus <small>Bleeker, 1855</small>
- A. imberbis <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> (cardinalfish)
- A. indicus <small>D. W. Greenfield, 2001</small> (Indian cardinalfish)
- A. kautamea <small>D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2004</small> (Rapanui cardinalfish)
- A. kominatoensis <small>Ebina, 1935</small>
- A. lachneri <small>J. E. Böhlke, 1959</small> (whitestar cardinalfish)
- A. lativittatus <small>J. E. Randall, 2001</small>
- A. leptocaulus <small>C. R. Gilbert, 1972</small> (slendertail cardinalfish)
- A. maculatus <small>(Poey, 1860)</small> (flamefish)
- A. marquesensis <small>D. W. Greenfield], 2001</small>
- A. mosavi <small>Dale, 1977</small> (dwarf cardinalfish)
- A. pacificus <small>(Herre, 1935)</small> (pink cardinalfish)
- A. phenax <small>J. E. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1968</small> (mimic cardinalfish)
- A. pillionatus <small>J. E. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1968</small> (broadsaddle cardinalfish)
- A. planifrons <small>Longley & Hildebrand, 1940</small> (pale cardinalfish)
- A. posterofasciatus <small>G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2002</small> (rearbar cardinalfish)
- A. pseudomaculatus <small>Longley, 1932</small> (twospot cardinalfish)
- A. quadrisquamatus <small>Longley, 1934</small> (sawcheek cardinalfish)
- A. retrosella <small>(T. N. Gill, 1862)</small> (barspot cardinalfish)
- A. robbyi <small>C. R. Gilbert & J. C. Tyler, 1997</small> (striped cardinalfish)
- A. robinsi <small>J. E. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1968</small> (roughlip cardinalfish)
- A. rubellus <small>(J. L. B. Smith], 1961)</small>
- A. rubrifuscus <small>D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2004</small> (flathead cardinalfish)
- A. seminigracaudus <small>D. W. Greenfield, 2007</small> (darktail cardinalfish)
- A. semiornatus <small>W. K. H. Peters, 1876</small> (oblique-banded cardinalfish)
- A. susanae <small>D. W. Greenfield, 2001</small>
- A. talboti <small>J. L. B. Smith, 1961</small> (flame cardinalfish)
- A. townsendi <small>(Breder, 1927)</small> (belted cardinalfish)
- A. tricinctus <small>G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012</small> (threeband cardinalfish)
- A. unicolor <small>Steindachner & Döderlein (), 1883</small> (big red cardinalfish)
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