Apogonichthyoides [SEP] parent taxon
Apogonichthyoides
Apogonichthyoides is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
This genus was separated from "Apogon" in 2010. These species are light brown to brownish black in color, often with dark, elongated spots or stripes. Usually, they have a line on the cheek and two bars on the body. Some species have an eye-like spot on the side of the body.
Species.
The 24 recognized species
in this genus are:
- "Apogonichthyoides atripes" (bullseye cardinalfish)
- "Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus" (many-banded cardinalfish)
- "Apogonichthyoides cantoris"
- "Apogonichthyoides cathetogramma"
- "Apogonichthyoides chrysurus" (golden cardinalfish)
- "Apogonichthyoides enigmaticus"
- "Apogonichthyoides erdmanni" (deep-reef cardinalfish)
- "Apogonichthyoides euspilotus"
- "Apogonichthyoides gardineri"
- "Apogonichthyoides heptastygma"
- "Apogonichthyoides maculipinnis"
- "Apogonichthyoides melas" (black cardinalfish