Apogon

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Apogon
Temporal range: 55–0 Ma
Eocene to present[1]
Apogon maculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
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

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A. caudicinctus
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A. robinsi
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A. semiornatus
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A. townsendi

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

References

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