Apogon
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Apogon is a large genus of cardinalfishes with 207 currently described species. Many of these fishes live at depths of 200 metres (656.2 ft) or more and can only be collected using trawling
or dredging and thus are rather poorly known. Other species undoubtedly await discovery.
Trawling
Trawling is a method of fishing that involves pulling a fishing net through the water behind one or more boats. The net that is used for trawling is called a trawl....
or dredging and thus are rather poorly known. Other species undoubtedly await discovery.
Species
- Apogon abrogramma
- Apogon affinisApogon affinisThe bigtooth cardinalfish is a species of marine fish in the Apogonidae family. It is found around the Central Atlantic. It is pale orange in colour.-Range:...
- Bigtooth cardinalfish - Apogon albimaculosus - Cream-spotted cardinalfish
- Apogon albomarginata
- Apogon amboinensis - Amboina cardinalfish
- Apogon americanus - Brazilian flamefish
- Apogon angustatus - Broad-striped cardinalfish
- Apogon annularis - Ringtail cardinalfish
- Apogon apogonoides - Short-tooth cardinalfish
- Apogon argyrogaster
- Apogon aroubiensis
- Apogon aterrimus
- Apogon atradorsatus - Blacktip cardinalfish
- Apogon atricaudus - Plain cardinalfish
- Apogon atripes - Bulls-eye cardinalfish
- Apogon atrogaster
- Apogon aureus - Ring-tailed cardinalfishRing-tailed cardinalfishThe ring-tailed cardinalfish is a widespread fish species in the family Apogonidae.-Range:Red Sea and East Africa to Papua New Guinea, north to Japan, south to Australia.-Description:...
- Apogon aurolineatus - Bridle cardinalfish
- Apogon axillaris - Axillary-spot cardinalfish
- Apogon bandanesis
- Apogon binotatus - Barred cardinalfish
- Apogon brevicaudata - Many-banded cardinalfish
- Apogon brevispinisApogon brevispinisApogon brevispinis is a species of deep-water cardinalfish. To date it has only been recorded from Rurutu in the Austral Islands and Rangiroa in the Tuamotus although the difficulty in observing and collecting this fish has led the authors who described the species to predict that it is likely to...
- Apogon bryx
- Apogon cantoris
- Apogon capricornis
- Apogon carinatus
- Apogon catalai
- Apogon cathetogramma
- Apogon caudicinctus - Little tailband cardinalfish
- Apogon cavitensis
- Apogon ceramensis - Ceram cardinalfish
- Apogon chalcius
- Apogon cheni
- Apogon chrysopomus - Spotted-gill cardinalfish
- Apogon chrysotaenia
- Apogon cladophilos
- Apogon coccineus - Ruby cardinalfish
- Apogon compressusApogon compressusApogon compressus, commonly called the ochre-striped cardinalfish, is a Cardinalfish from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12cm in length....
- Ochre-striped cardinalfish - Apogon cookii - Cook's cardinalfish
- Apogon crassiceps - Transparent cardinalfish
- Apogon cyanosomaApogon cyanosomaApogon cyanosoma is a Cardinalfish from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 8cm in length....
- Yellow-striped cardinalfish - Apogon cyanotaenia
- Apogon dammermani
- Apogon darnleyensis
- Apogon deetsie - Deetsie's cardinalfish
- Apogon dhofar - Dhofar cardinalfish
- Apogon dianthus
- Apogon dispar - Redspot cardinalfish
- Apogon diversus
- Apogon doederleini - Doederlein's cardinalfish
- Apogon doryssa - Longspine cardinalfish
- Apogon dovii - Tailspot cardinalfish
- Apogon ellioti - Flag-in cardinalfish
- Apogon endekataenia - Candystripe cardinalfish
- Apogon erythrinus - Hawaiian ruby cardinalfish
- Apogon euspilotus
- Apogon evermanni - Evermann's cardinalfish
- Apogon exostigma - Narrowstripe cardinalfish
- Apogon fasciatus - Broad-banded cardinalfish
- Apogon flagelliferus - Coachwhip cardinalfish
- Apogon flavus
- Apogon fleurieu
- Apogon fraenatus - Bridled cardinalfish
- Apogon fragilisApogon fragilisApogon fragilis is a Cardinalfish from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 5.5cm in length....
- Fragile Cardinalfish - Apogon franssedai - Frans' cardinalfish
- Apogon fukuii
- Apogon fuscomaculatus - Brown-spotted cardinalfish
- Apogon fuscus
- Apogon fusovatus
- Apogon gardineri
- Apogon gilbertiApogon gilbertiApogon gilberti is a Cardinalfish from the Western Central Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 4.2cm in length....
- Gilbert's cardinalfish - Apogon gouldi - Deepwater cardinalfish
- Apogon griffini
- Apogon guadelupensis - Guadelupe cardinalfish
- Apogon guamensis - Guam cardinalfish
- Apogon gularis
- Apogon hartzfeldii - Hartzfeld's cardinalfish
- Apogon heptastygma
- Apogon hoeveniApogon hoeveniApogon hoeveni is a Cardinalfish from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 6cm in length....
- Frostfin cardinalfish - Apogon holotaenia - Copper-striped cardinalfish
- Apogon hungi
- Apogon hyalosoma - Hump-backed cardinalfish
- Apogon imberbisApogon imberbisApogon imberbis, commonly known as cardinalfish or king of the mullets, is a species in the family of Apogonidae . It is widely distributed in the Mediterranean and along the eastern Atlantic coast from Portugal to Gulf of Guinea. These fishes can grow up to 15 cm long and prefer coral reefs...
- Apogon indicus
- Apogon ishigakiensis
- Apogon isus
- Apogon jenkinsi
- Apogon kallopterus - Iridescent cardinalfish
- Apogon kalosoma
- Apogon kiensis - Rifle cardinalfish
- Apogon komodoensis
- Apogon lachneri - Whitestar cardinalfish
- Apogon lateralis - Humpback cardinalfish
- Apogon lativittatus
- Apogon latus
- Apogon leptacanthus - Threadfin cardinalfishThreadfin cardinalfishAlso known as the bluestreak cardinalfish, it is one of the cardinalfishes.-Range:Red Sea and Mozambique Island to Samoa and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia and Micronesia.-Description:...
- Apogon leptocaulus - Slendertail cardinalfish
- Apogon leptofasciatus
- Apogon limenus - Sydney cardinalfish
- Apogon lineatus - Indian perch
- Apogon lineomaculatus
- Apogon luteus - Yellow cardinalfish
- Apogon maculatusApogon maculatusApogon maculatus is a Cardinalfish from the Western Atlantic. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 11 cm in length. It can be aggressive towards other cardinal fish. Only one should be kept in a tank unless in mated pairs. Otherwise it does well with...
- Flamefish - Apogon maculiferus - Spotted cardinalfish
- Apogon maculipinnis
- Apogon margaritophorus - Red-striped cardinalfish
- Apogon marquesensis
- Apogon melanoproctus - Blackvent cardinalfish
- Apogon melanopterus
- Apogon melanopus - Monster cardinalfish
- Apogon melas - Black cardinalfish
- Apogon micromaculatus
- Apogon microspilos
- Apogon moluccensis - Moluccan cardinalfish
- Apogon monochrous
- Apogon monospilus
- Apogon mosavi - Dwarf cardinalfish
- Apogon multilineatus - Many-lined cardinalfish
- Apogon multitaeniatus - Smallscale cardinalfish
- Apogon mydrus
- Apogon nanus
- Apogon natalensis
- Apogon neotes - Mini cardinalfish
- Apogon niger
- Apogon nigripes - Blackfoot cardinalfish
- Apogon nigripinnis - Bullseye
- Apogon nigrocincta
- Apogon nigrofasciatusApogon nigrofasciatusApogon nigrofasciatus, commonly called Blackstripe Cardinalfish, is a Cardinalfish from the Indo-Pacific. A yellow-black striped fish. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 10cm in length....
- Blackstripe cardinalfish - Apogon nitidus - Bluespot cardinalfish
- Apogon norfolcensis
- Apogon notatus - Spotnape cardinalfish
- Apogon noumeae
- Apogon novaeguineae
- Apogon novemfasciatus - Seven-striped cardinalfish
- Apogon ocellicaudus
- Apogon omanensis - Oman cardinalfish
- Apogon opercularis
- Apogon oxina
- Apogon oxygrammus
- Apogon pacificus - Pink cardinalfish
- Apogon pallidofasciatus
- Apogon parvulus
- Apogon perlitus - Pearly cardinalfish
- Apogon pharaonis
- Apogon phenax - Mimic cardinalfish
- Apogon photogaster
- Apogon pillionatus - Broadsaddle cardinalfish
- Apogon planifrons - Pale cardinalfish
- Apogon poecilopterus - Pearly-finned cardinalfish
- Apogon posterofasciatus
- Apogon properuptus - Southern orange-lined cardinalfish
- Apogon pselion
- Apogon pseudomaculatusApogon pseudomaculatusApogon pseudomaculatus is a species of fish in the Apogonidae family.-References:*Pamela Charney, Oral Brooding in the Cardinal-Fishes Phaeoptyx conklini and Apogon maculatus from the Bahamas, Copeia, Vol. 1976, No. 1 , pp. 198-200....
- Twospot cardinalfish - Apogon pseudotaeniatus - Doublebar cardinalfish
- Apogon quadrifasciatus - Twostripe cardinalfish
- Apogon quadrisquamatus - Sawcheek cardinalfish
- Apogon quartus
- Apogon queketti - Spotfin cardinalfish
- Apogon quinquestriatus
- Apogon radcliffei
- Apogon regani
- Apogon regulaApogon regulaApogon regula is a species of deep-water cardinalfish. To date it has only been recorded from Guam and Condor Reef in the Carolina Islands although the difficulty in observing and collecting this fish has led the authors who described the species to predict that it is likely to have a far wider...
- Apogon relativus
- Apogon retrosella - Barspot cardinalfish
- Apogon rhodopterus - Redfin cardinalfish
- Apogon robbyi - Striped cardinalfish
- Apogon robinsi - Roughlip cardinalfish
- Apogon rubrimacula
- Apogon rueppellii - Gobbleguts
- Apogon rufus
- Apogon sabahensis
- Apogon sangiensis - Sangi cardinalfish
- Apogon savayensis - Samoan cardinalfish
- Apogon schlegeli
- Apogon sealei - Seale's cardinalfish
- Apogon selas - Meteor cardinalfish
- Apogon semilineatus - Half-lined cardinalfish
- Apogon semiornatus - Oblique-banded cardinalfish
- Apogon septemstriatus
- Apogon sialis
- Apogon sinus
- Apogon smithi - Smith's cardinalfish
- Apogon spilurus
- Apogon spongicolus
- Apogon striatodes
- Apogon striatus
- Apogon susanae
- Apogon taeniatus - Twobelt cardinalfish
- Apogon taeniophorus - Reef-flat cardinalfish
- Apogon taeniopterus - Bandfin cardinalfish
- Apogon talboti - Flame cardinalfish
- Apogon tchefouensis
- Apogon thermalis - Half-barred cardinalfish
- Apogon timorensis - Timor cardinalfish
- Apogon townsendi - Belted cardinalfishBelted cardinalfishBelted cardinalfish are tropical marine fish in the genus Apogon. They grow up to in length. Belted cardinalfish are found in the waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, off Central and South America, inhabiting caves and holes. They are pinkish-red on the dorsal side and yellowish-red on the...
- Apogon trimaculatus - Three-spot cardinalfish
- Apogon truncatus - Flagfin cardinalfish
- Apogon unicolor
- Apogon uninotatus
- Apogon unitaeniatus - Single-striped cardinalfish
- Apogon urostigma
- Apogon ventrifasciatus
- Apogon victoriae
- Apogon wassinki
- Apogon wilsoni
- Apogon zebrinus