Gymnapogon
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| Gymnapogon | |
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| Gymnapogon africanus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudaminae |
| Genus: | Gymnapogon Regan, 1905 |
| Type species | |
| Gymnapogon japonicus Regan, 1905[1] | |
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Gymnapogon is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae. They are native to the Indo-West Pacific and central Pacific Oceans, where they occur in reefs and nearby habitat types.[2] These species are usually no more than 5 centimeters long and have semitransparent bodies without scales.[2] The genus name is a compound noun formed by combining the Greek gymnos meaning "naked", referring to the lack of scales in the type species, Gymnapogon japonicus, and Apogon, the type genus of the Apogonidae.[3] One species, the B-spot cardinalfish (Gymnapogon urospilotus), is notable for its larvae being rather large, conspicuous and fast-swimming.[4]
