Apogonichthys

Apogonichthys perdix
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Kurtiformes
Family:	Apogonidae
Subfamily:	Apogoninae
Genus:	Apogonichthys Bleeker, 1854
Type species
Apogonichthys perdix Bleeker, 1854

Apogonichthys is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

The recognized species in this genus are:^[1]

Apogonichthys landoni Herre, 1934
Apogonichthys ocellatus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (ocellated cardinalfish)
Apogonichthys perdix Bleeker, 1854 (Perdix cardinalfish)

Other authorities recognise an additional two species, Apogonichthys heptastygma and Apogonichthys waikiki,^[2] although FishBase only recognises the above three.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Apogonichthys in FishBase. February 2018 version.
^ Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014): Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.