Pristicon
Genus of fishes
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Pristicon is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the western Pacific Ocean.
| Pristicon | |
|---|---|
| Pristicon trimaculatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Apogoninae |
| Genus: | Pristicon T. H. Fraser, 1972 |
| Type species | |
| Apogon trimaculatus Cuvier, 1828 | |
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Pristicon rhodopterus (Bleeker, 1852) (redfin cardinalfish)
- Pristicon rufus (J. E. Randall & T. H. Fraser, 1999) (rufous cardinalfish)
- Pristicon trimaculatus (G. Cuvier, 1828) (three-spot cardinalfish)