Apogon

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Apogon
Temporal range: 55–0  Ma
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Apogon maculatus.jpg
Apogon maculatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Kurtiformes
Family: Apogonidae
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Apogon
Lacepède, 1801
Type species
Apogon ruber
Lacepède, 1801

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]

Species

A. caudicinctus Apogon caudicinctus.jpg
A. caudicinctus
A. robinsi Apogon robinsi - pone.0010676.g071.png
A. robinsi
A. semiornatus YamiTDsyg.jpg
A. semiornatus
A. townsendi Apogon townsendi - pone.0010676.g072.png
A. townsendi

The 50 recognized species in this genus are: [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Apogonidae</span> Family of fishes

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 are found in fresh water. A handful of species are kept in the aquarium and are popular as small, peaceful, and colourful fish. The family includes about 370 species.

<i>Nectamia</i> Genus of fishes

Nectamia is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Ocean.

<i>Astrapogon</i> Genus of fishes

Astrapogon is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean.

<i>Apogonichthyoides</i> Genus of fishes

Apogonichthyoides is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

<i>Cercamia</i> Genus of fishes

Cercamia is a genus of fishes in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

<i>Foa</i> (fish) Genus of fishes

Foa is a genus of fishes in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes, native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

<i>Fowleria</i> Genus of fishes

Fowleria is a genus of fishes in the family Apogonidae native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The name of this genus honors the American ichthyologist Henry Weed Fowler ( ) of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, who attended Stanford University, where he was a student of David Starr Jordan's.

<i>Gymnapogon</i> Genus of fishes

Gymnapogon is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae. They are native to the Indo-West Pacific and central Pacific Oceans, where they occur in reefs and nearby habitat types. These species are usually no more than 5 centimeters long and have semitransparent bodies without scales. The genus name is a compound noun formed by combining the Greek gymnos meaning "naked", referring to the lack of scales in the type species, Gymnapogon japonicus, and Apogon, the type genus of the Apogonidae. One species, the B-spot cardinalfish, is notable for its larvae being rather large, conspicuous and fast-swimming.

<i>Ostorhinchus</i> Genus of fishes

Ostorhinchus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Apogonidae native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

<i>Phaeoptyx</i> Genus of fishes

Phaeoptyx is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean.

<i>Pristicon</i> Genus of fishes

Pristicon is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the western Pacific Ocean.

Pseudamia is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Pseudamiops is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Pacific and Indian oceans.

<i>Rhabdamia</i> Genus of fishes

Rhabdamia is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

<i>Zapogon</i> Genus of fishes

Zapogon is a genus of fishes in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes.

<i>Zoramia</i> Genus of fishes

Zoramia is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Ocean.

<i>Archamia</i> Genus of fishes

Archamia bleekeri, also known as Gon's cardinalfish, is a species of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. It is native to the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean from Africa to Indonesia and from Taiwan to Queensland, Australia. This species occurs in mangrove forests and reefs, and is an inhabitant of shipwrecks, preferring silty areas with muddy or sandy substrates. This species grows to a total length of 10 cm (3.9 in). This species is the only member of the genus Archamia. The other species were moved to the new genus Taeniamia in 2013.

<i>Taeniamia</i> Genus of fishes

Taeniamia is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

<i>Verulux</i> Genus of fishes

Verulux is a genus of fishes in the family Apogonidae found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Apogoninae</span> Subfamily of fishes

The Apogoninae are the most species-rich and, of its shape, size, color and habitat, most diverse subfamily of cardinalfishes (Apogonidae). It can be found in coastal tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian Ocean, the eastern Pacific and the Atlantic, down to depths of 300 meters.

References

  1. Sepkoski, J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23.
  2. 1 2 Mabuchi, K.; Okuda, N.; Nishida, M. (2006). "Molecular phylogeny and stripe pattern evolution in the cardinalfish genus Apogon" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 38 (1): 90–99. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.05.003. PMID   15979347.
  3. Fraser, T.H. (2014). "A new genus of cardinalfish from tropical Australia and southern New Guinea (Percomorpha: Apogonidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3852 (2): 283–293. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3852.2.7. PMID   25284398.
  4. 1 2 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" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3846 (2): 151–203. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3846.2.1. PMID   25112246.