Apogon
Apogon is a large genus of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are among the most common fish on coral reefs. Over 200 species have been classified in genus Apogon as members of several subgenera. Some of these subgenera, such as Ostorhinchus, have been elevated to genus status, leaving just over 50 species in the genus.
Species
The 50 recognized species in this genus are:A. americanus Castelnau, 1855 A. atradorsatus Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 A. atricaudus D. S. Jordan & E. A. McGregor, 1898 A. aurolineatus A. axillaris Valenciennes, 1832 A. binotatus A. campbelli J. L. B. Smith, 1949A. cardinalis Seale, 1910A. caudicinctus J. E. Randall & C. L. Smith, 1988 A. coccineus Rüppell, 1838 A. crassiceps Garman, 1903 A. dammermani M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1929A. deetsie J. E. Randall, 1998 A. dianthus T. H. Fraser & J. E. Randall, 2002A. doryssa A. dovii Günther, 1862 A. erythrinus Snyder, 1904 A. erythrosoma Gon & J. E. Randall, 2003A. gouldi Smith-Vaniz, 1977 A. guadalupensis A. hypselonotus Bleeker, 1855A. imberbis A. indicus D. W. Greenfield, 2001 A. kautamea D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2004 A. kominatoensis Ebina, 1935A. lachneri J. E. Böhlke, 1959 A. lativittatus J. E. Randall, 2001A. leptocaulus C. R. Gilbert, 1972 A. maculatus A. marquesensis D. W. Greenfield], 2001A. mosavi Dale, 1977 A. pacificus A. phenax J. E. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1968 A. pillionatus J. E. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1968 A. planifrons Longley & Hildebrand, 1940 A. posterofasciatus G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2002 A. pseudomaculatus Longley, 1932 A. quadrisquamatus Longley, 1934 A. retrosella A. robbyi C. R. Gilbert & J. C. Tyler, 1997 A. robinsi J. E. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1968 A. rubellus A. rubrifuscus D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2004 A. seminigracaudus D. W. Greenfield, 2007 A. semiornatus W. K. H. Peters, 1876 A. susanae D. W. Greenfield, 2001A. talboti J. L. B. Smith, 1961 A. townsendi A. tricinctus G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 A. unicolor Steindachner & Döderlein, 1883