Apogonidae
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 Banggai cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni
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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. A handful of species are kept in the aquarium and are popular as small, peaceful fish.
[edit] Genera
FishBase lists 331 species in the following 24 genera. The genus Epigonus, formerly classified in Apogonidae, is placed in a separate family, Epigonidae, by FishBase.
- Apogon
- Apogonichthys
- Archamia
- Astrapogon
- Cercamia
- Cheilodipterus
- Coranthus
- Fowleria
- Glossamia
- Gymnapogon
- Holapogon
- Lachneratus
- Mionorus
- Neamia
- Nectamia
- Paxton
- Phaeoptyx
- Pseudamia
- Pseudamiops
- Pterapogon
- Rhabdamia
- Siphamia
- Sphaeramia
- Vincentia
[edit] References
- "Apogonidae". FishBase. Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- ZooBank
