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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Apogonidae Cardinalfishes
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Apogonichthyoides

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23 species (see list below)

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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Apogonichthyoides atripes
[Bulls-eye cardinalfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 19.5 cm TL
Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus (Weber, 1909)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus
[Many-banded cardinal-fish]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Apogonichthyoides cantoris
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Apogonichthyoides cathetogramma (Tanaka, 1917)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Apogonichthyoides cathetogramma
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Apogonichthyoides chrysurus (Ogilby, 1889)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Apogonichthyoides chrysurus
[Golden cardinalfish]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Apogonichthyoides erdmanni Fraser & Allen, 2011

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.
 
Apogonichthyoides erdmanni
[Deepreef cardinalfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.0 cm SL
 
Apogonichthyoides euspilotus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
Apogonichthyoides gardineri (Regan, 1908)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Apogonichthyoides gardineri
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
Apogonichthyoides heptastygma (Cuvier, 1828)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Apogonichthyoides heptastygma
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Apogonichthyoides maculipinnis
[]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Apogonichthyoides melas (Bleeker, 1848)

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Apogonichthyoides melas
[Black cardinalfish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Apogonichthyoides miniatus
[]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Apogonichthyoides niger (Döderlein, 1883)

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Apogonichthyoides niger
[]

Photo by Møller, P.R.

Indo-West Pacific. Red S
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis (Cuvier, 1828)

Photo by Møller, P.R.
 
Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis
[Bullseye]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Apogonichthyoides opercularis (Macleay, 1878)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Apogonichthyoides opercularis
[Pearlycheek cardinalfish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Indian Ocean

Apogonichthyoides pharaonis (Bellotti, 1874)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Apogonichthyoides pharaonis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Apogonichthyoides pseudotaeniatus (Gon, 1986)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Apogonichthyoides pseudotaeniatus
[Doublebar cardinalfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
 
Apogonichthyoides regani
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Apogonichthyoides sialis (Jordan & Thompson, 1914)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Apogonichthyoides sialis
[Twinbar cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Apogonichthyoides taeniatus (Cuvier, 1828)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Apogonichthyoides taeniatus
[Twobelt cardinal]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Apogonichthyoides timorensis (Bleeker, 1854)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Apogonichthyoides timorensis
[Timor cardinalfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

East Indian to Western Pa
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
Apogonichthyoides umbratilis Fraser & Allen, 2010

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Apogonichthyoides umbratilis
[Cryptic cardinalfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Apogonichthyoides uninotatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Apogonichthyoides uninotatus
[Onespot cardinalfish]
23 Species of Family Apogonidae with Genus Apogonichthyoides
(Cardinalfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1916 Apogonichthyoides atripes Bulls-eye cardinalfish Southwest Pacific 9 TL
1909 Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus Many-banded cardinal-fish Indo-West Pacific 19.5 TL
1851 Apogonichthyoides cantoris Western Central Pacific
1917 Apogonichthyoides cathetogramma Western Pacific 12 SL
1889 Apogonichthyoides chrysurus Golden cardinalfish Western Pacific 4 TL
2011 Apogonichthyoides erdmanni Deepreef cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 3.9 SL
2006 Apogonichthyoides euspilotus Western Pacific 6.0 SL
1908 Apogonichthyoides gardineri Western Indian Ocean 4.4 SL
1828 Apogonichthyoides heptastygma Western Indian Ocean 3.3 SL
1908 Apogonichthyoides maculipinnis Western Indian Ocean
1848 Apogonichthyoides melas Black cardinalfish Western Pacific 10 SL
2010 Apogonichthyoides miniatus Eastern Indian Ocean
1883 Apogonichthyoides niger Northwest Pacific 8 TL
1828 Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis Bullseye Indo-West Pacific. Red S 10 TL
1878 Apogonichthyoides opercularis Pearlycheek cardinalfish Western Central Pacific 7 SL
1874 Apogonichthyoides pharaonis Western Indian Ocean
1986 Apogonichthyoides pseudotaeniatus Doublebar cardinalfish Indo-West Pacific 14 TL
1951 Apogonichthyoides regani Western Indian Ocean 4.8 SL
1914 Apogonichthyoides sialis Twinbar cardinalfish Western Pacific 14 TL
1828 Apogonichthyoides taeniatus Twobelt cardinal Western Indian Ocean 17 TL
1854 Apogonichthyoides timorensis Timor cardinalfish Indo-West Pacific 9 TL
2010 Apogonichthyoides umbratilis Cryptic cardinalfish East Indian to Western Pa 4.1 SL
1912 Apogonichthyoides uninotatus Onespot cardinalfish Western Central Pacific 5.5 SL



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