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Apogonidae Günther, 1859

125518  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125518)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Kurtiformes (Order)
  11. Apogonidae (Family)
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  1. Subfamily Apogoninae Günther, 1859
    1. Genus Amioides Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
    2. Genus Apogon Lacepède, 1801
    3. Genus Apogonichthyoides Smith, 1949
    4. Genus Apogonichthys Bleeker, 1854
    5. Genus Archamia Gill, 1863
    6. Genus Astrapogon Fowler, 1907
    7. Genus Cercamia Randall & Smith, 1988
    8. Genus Cheilodipterus Lacepède, 1801
    9. Genus Coranthus Smith, 1961
    10. Genus Fibramia Fraser & Mabuchi In Mabuchi, Fraser, Song, Zauma & Nichida, 2014
    11. Genus Foa Jordan & Evermann, 1905
    12. Genus Fowleria Jordan & Evermann, 1903
    13. Genus Glossamia Gill, 1863
    14. Genus Holapogon Fraser, 1973
    15. Genus Jaydia Smith, 1961
    16. Genus Lachneratus Fraser & Struhsaker, 1991
    17. Genus Lepidamia Gill, 1863
    18. Genus Neamia Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
    19. Genus Nectamia Jordan, 1917
    20. Genus Ostorhinchus Lacepède, 1802
    21. Genus Ozichthys Fraser, 2014
    22. Genus Phaeoptyx Fraser & Robins, 1970
    23. Genus Pristiapogon Klunzinger, 1870
    24. Genus Pristicon Fraser, 1972
    25. Genus Pterapogon Koumans, 1933
    26. Genus Rhabdamia Weber, 1909
    27. Genus Siphamia Weber, 1909
    28. Genus Sphaeramia Fowler & Bean, 1930
    29. Genus Verulux Fraser, 1972
    30. Genus Vincentia Castelnau, 1872
    31. Genus Xeniamia Fraser & Prokofiev, 2016
    32. Genus Yarica Whitley, 1930
    33. Genus Zapogon Fraser, 1972
    34. Genus Zoramia Jordan, 1917
    35. Genus Adenapogon McCulloch, 1921 accepted as Siphamia Weber, 1909
    36. Genus Amia Gronow, 1854 accepted as Ostorhinchus Lacepède, 1802 (unaccepted > junior homonym, also synonym)
    37. Genus Apogonichthyes accepted as Apogonichthys Bleeker, 1854 (misspelling)
    38. Genus Apogonichtyes accepted as Apogonichthys Bleeker, 1854 (misspelling)
    39. Genus Apogonichtys accepted as Apogonichthys Bleeker, 1854 (misspelling)
    40. Genus Apogonicthyes accepted as Apogonichthys Bleeker, 1854 (misspelling)
    41. Genus Apogonicthys accepted as Apogonichthys Bleeker, 1854 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    42. Genus Apogonoides Bleeker, 1849 accepted as Cercamia Randall & Smith, 1988
    43. Genus Aspro Commerson in Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Cheilodipterus Lacepède, 1801 (synonym)
    44. Genus Beanea Steindachner, 1902 accepted as Siphamia Weber, 1909
    45. Genus Cheilodipterops Schultz, 1940 accepted as Cheilodipterus Lacepède, 1801
    46. Genus Chelidopterus accepted as Cheilodipterus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
    47. Genus Cheliodipterus accepted as Cheilodipterus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
    48. Genus Chilodipterus accepted as Cheilodipterus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
    49. Genus Dipterodon Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Apogon Lacepède, 1801 (synonym)
    50. Genus Gronovichthys Whitley, 1929 accepted as Apogon Lacepède, 1801
    51. Genus Gulliveria Castelnau, 1878 accepted as Glossamia Gill, 1863
    52. Genus Kurandapogon Whitley, 1939 accepted as Glossamia Gill, 1863
    53. Genus Lovamia Whitley, 1930 accepted as Apogon Lacepède, 1801
    54. Genus Mionorus Krefft, 1868 accepted as Glossamia Gill, 1863
    55. Genus Mionurus accepted as Mionorus Krefft, 1868 accepted as Glossamia Gill, 1863 (misspelling)
    56. Genus Monoprion Poey, 1860 accepted as Apogon Lacepède, 1801
    57. Genus Ostorhynchus accepted as Ostorhinchus Lacepède, 1802 (misspelling)
    58. Genus Paroncheilus Smith, 1964 accepted as Apogon Lacepède, 1801
    59. Genus Quinca Mees, 1966 accepted as Pterapogon Koumans, 1933
    60. Genus Rhabadamia accepted as Rhabdamia Weber, 1909 (misspelling)
    61. Genus Scopelus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810
  2. Subfamily Pseudamiinae Smith, 1954
    1. Genus Gymnapogon Regan, 1905
    2. Genus Paxton Baldwin & Johnson, 1999
    3. Genus Pseudamia Bleeker, 1865
    4. Genus Pseudamiops Smith, 1954
    5. Genus Gymnopogon accepted as Gymnapogon Regan, 1905 (misspelling)
  3. Subfamily Pseudaminae
    1. Genus Acanthapogon Fowler, 1938 accepted as Gymnapogon Regan, 1905
    2. Genus Australaphia Whitley, 1936 accepted as Gymnapogon Regan, 1905
    3. Genus Henicichthys Tanaka, 1915 accepted as Gymnapogon Regan, 1905
  4. Genus Taeniamia Fraser, 2013
  5. Genus Asperapogon Smith, 1961 accepted as Apogon Lacepède, 1801 (synonym)
  6. Genus Bentuviaichthys Smith, 1961 accepted as Rhabdamia Weber, 1909 (synonym)
  7. Genus Kurtamia Prokofiev, 2006 accepted as Archamia Gill, 1863 (synonym)
  8. Genus Papillapogon Smith, 1947 accepted as Fowleria Jordan & Evermann, 1903 (synonym)
  9. Genus Paramia Bleeker, 1863 accepted as Cheilodipterus Lacepède, 1801 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Chiefly marine. Some in brackish water; in streams (tropical Pacific Islands). Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific...  
Description Chiefly marine. Some in brackish water; in streams (tropical Pacific Islands). Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Dorsal fins separate. First dorsal fin with 6-8 spines; 8-14 soft rays in the second. Spines in anal fin 2; soft rays 8-18. Scales usually ctenoid; several groups with cycloid scales (absent in Gymnapogon). Branchiostegal rays 7. Vertebrae 24 or 25 (10 + 14 or 15). Many are mouthbrooders. It is suspected that in some species the incubation of eggs is done only by the males or by the females. Most species below 10 cm.  [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Apogonidae Günther, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125518 on 2025-05-28
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2015-04-17 08:48:21Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2021-06-30 09:12:51Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details] 

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details] 

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

 
EMODnet BathymetrySource: EMODnet Bathymetry
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Unreviewed
Description Chiefly marine. Some in brackish water; in streams (tropical Pacific Islands). Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Dorsal fins separate. First dorsal fin with 6-8 spines; 8-14 soft rays in the second. Spines in anal fin 2; soft rays 8-18. Scales usually ctenoid; several groups with cycloid scales (absent in Gymnapogon). Branchiostegal rays 7. Vertebrae 24 or 25 (10 + 14 or 15). Many are mouthbrooders. It is suspected that in some species the incubation of eggs is done only by the males or by the females. Most species below 10 cm.  [details]
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English cardinalfishes  [details]
Japanese テンジクダイ科  [details]
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Unreviewed
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Hosted externally
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