Apogoninae
| Apogoninae | |
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| A shoal of Mediterranean cardinalfish (Apogon imberbis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Kurtiformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Apogoninae Günther, 1859 |
The Apogoninae are the most species-rich and, of its shape, size, color and habitat, most diverse subfamily of cardinalfishes (Apogonidae). It can be found in coastal tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian Ocean, the eastern Pacific and the Atlantic, down to depths of 300 meters.
Genera[edit]
The following genera are included in the subfamily:[1]
- Amioides H.M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
- Apogon Lacépède, 1801
- Apogonichthyoides J.L.B. Smith, 1949
- Apogonichthys Bleeker, 1854
- Archamia T.N. Gill, 1863
- Astrapogon Fowler, 1907
- Cercamia J. E. Randall & C. L. Smith, 1988
- Cheilodipterus Lacépède, 1801
- Fibramia T. H. Fraser & Mabuchi, 2014 [2]
- Foa D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1905
- Fowleria D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1905
- Glossamia T.N. Gill, 1863
- Holapogon T. H. Fraser, 1973
- Jaydia J. L. B. Smith, 1961
- Lachneratus T. H. Fraser & Struhsaker, 1991
- Lepidamia T. N. Gill, 1863
- Neamia H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
- Nectamia D. S. Jordan, 1917
- Ostorhinchus Lacépède, 1802
- Paroncheilus J. L. B. Smith, 1964
- Phaeoptyx T. H. Fraser & C. R. Robins, 1970
- Pristiapogon Klunzinger, 1870
- Pristicon T. H. Fraser, 1972
- Pterapogon Koumans, 1933
- Rhabdamia M. C. W. Weber, 1909
- Siphamia M. C. W. Weber, 1909
- Sphaeramia Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1930
- Taeniamia T. H. Fraser, 2013
- Verulux T. H. Fraser, 1972
- Vincentia Castelnau, 1872
- Yarica Whitley 1930
- Zapogon T. H. Fraser, 1972
- Zoramia D. S. Jordan, 1917
References[edit]
- ^ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 752. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ^ Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014): Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.
- Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014): Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.2.1