Astrapogon

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Astrapogon
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Astrapogon puncticulatus
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Astrapogon stellatus inside a penshell from Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Kurtiformes
Family: Apogonidae
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Astrapogon
Fowler, 1907
Type species
Apogonichthys stellatus
Cope, 1867

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

Species

The recognized species in this genus are: [1]

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