Apogonichthys
Genus of fishes
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Apogonichthys is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
| Apogonichthys | |
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| Apogonichthys perdix | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Apogoninae |
| Genus: | Apogonichthys Bleeker, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Apogonichthys perdix Bleeker, 1854 | |
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Apogonichthys ahimsa Whitley, 1959
- Apogonichthys infuscus (Fourmanoir, 1955) (tan cardinalfish)
- Apogonichthys ocellatus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (ocellated cardinalfish)
- Apogonichthys perdix Bleeker, 1854 (perdix cardinalfish)
- Apogonichthys waikiki Jordan & Evermann, 1903
FishBase also includes Apogonichthys landoni which Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes classifies as Foa landoni, but only recognises four species in total, with A. ahimsa as Apogonichthyoides chrysurus and A. waikiki synonymised with A. perdix.[2]
