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
- Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus
- Apogonichthyoides cantoris
- Apogonichthyoides cathetogramma
- Apogonichthyoides chrysurus
- Apogonichthyoides enigmaticus J. L. B. Smith, 1961
- Apogonichthyoides erdmanni T. H. Fraser & G. R. Allen, 2011
- Apogonichthyoides euspilotus
- Apogonichthyoides gardineri
- Apogonichthyoides heptastygma
- Apogonichthyoides maculipinnis
- Apogonichthyoides melas
- Apogonichthyoides miniatus T. H. Fraser, 2010
- Apogonichthyoides niger
- Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis
- Apogonichthyoides opercularis
- Apogonichthyoides pharaonis
- Apogonichthyoides pseudotaeniatus
- Apogonichthyoides regani
- Apogonichthyoides sialis
- Apogonichthyoides taeniatus
- Apogonichthyoides timorensis
- Apogonichthyoides umbratilis T. H. Fraser & G. R. Allen, 2010
- ''Apogonichthyoides uninotatus''