Apogonidae
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Cardinalfishes are a family, Apogonidae, of ray-finned fishes. They are found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans, they are chiefly marine, but some species are found in brackish water.
Genera
FishBase lists 331 species in the following 24 genera. The genus Epigonus, formerly classified here, is placed in Epigonidae by FishBase.- Apogon
- Apogonichthys
- Archamia
- Astrapogon
- Cercamia
- Cheilodipterus
- Coranthus
- Foa
- Fowleria
- Glossamia
- Gymnapogon
- Holapogon
- Lachneratus
- Mionorus
- Neamia
- Paxton
- Phaeoptyx
- Pseudamia
- Pseudamiops
- Pterapogon
- Rhabdamia
- Siphamia
- Sphaeramia
- Vincentia
References
- ["Apogonidae"]. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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