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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 subgenera, such as Ostorhinchus, have been elevated to genus status, leaving just over 50 species in genus Apogon.
51 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 51 known species
Mediterranean Cardinalfish
speciesApogon imberbis
Flamefish
speciesApogon maculatus
Blacktip Cardinalfish
speciesApogon atradorsatus
Barred Cardinalfish
speciesApogon binotatus
Belted Cardinalfish
speciesApogon townsendi
Pink Cardinalfish
speciesApogon pacificus
Barspot Cardinalfish
speciesApogon retrosella
Whitestar Cardinalfish
speciesApogon lachneri
Tailspot Cardinalfish
speciesApogon dovii
Twospot Cardinalfish
speciesApogon pseudomaculatus
Oblique-banded Cardinalfish
speciesApogon semiornatus
Pale Cardinalfish
speciesApogon planifrons
Hawaiian Ruby Cardinalfish
speciesApogon erythrinus
Plain Cardinalfish
speciesApogon atricaudus
Ruby Cardinalfish
speciesApogon crassiceps
Mimic Cardinalfish
speciesApogon phenax
Sawcheek Cardinalfish
speciesApogon quadrisquamatus
Mangrove cardinalfish
speciesApogon ceramensis
brazilian flamefish
speciesApogon americanus
Night Cardinalfish
speciesApogon doryssa
Roughlip Cardinalfish
speciesApogon robinsi
Flame Cardinalfish
speciesApogon talboti
Broadsaddle Cardinalfish
speciesApogon pillionatus
Big Red Cardinalfish
speciesApogon unicolor
Diaphanous Cardinalfish
speciesApogon erythrosoma
Striped cardinalfish
speciesApogon robbyi
Indian cardinalfish
speciesApogon indicus
Rearbar Cardinalfish
speciesApogon posterofasciatus
Axillary-spot Cardinalfish
speciesApogon axillaris
Apogon coccineus
speciesApogon coccineus
Apogon deetsie
speciesApogon deetsie
Darktail Cardinalfish
speciesApogon seminigracaudus
Apogon gouldi
speciesApogon gouldi
Apogon campbelli
speciesApogon campbelli
Apogon kautamea
speciesApogon kautamea
Apogon lativittatus
speciesApogon lativittatus
Apogon leptocaulus
speciesApogon leptocaulus
Apogon mosavi
speciesApogon mosavi
Apogon rubellus
speciesApogon rubellus
Apogon rubrifuscus
speciesApogon rubrifuscus
Apogon fugax
speciesApogon fugax
Apogon kominatoensis
speciesApogon kominatoensis
Apogon hypselonotus
speciesApogon hypselonotus
Apogon soloriens
speciesApogon soloriens
Apogon tricinctus
speciesApogon tricinctus
Apogon dammermani
speciesApogon dammermani
Apogon dianthus
speciesApogon dianthus
Little Tailband Cardinalfish
speciesApogon caudicinctus
Barred Cardinalfish
speciesApogon aurolineatus
Apogon susanae
speciesApogon susanae
Apogon marquesensis
speciesApogon marquesensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86562.