Astrapogon
Astrapogon is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean.
| Astrapogon | |
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| Astrapogon puncticulatus | |
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| Astrapogon stellatus inside a penshell from Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Kurtiformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Apogoninae |
| Genus: | Astrapogon Fowler, 1907 |
| Type species | |
| Apogonichthys stellatus Cope, 1867 | |
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Astrapogon alutus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (bronze cardinalfish)
- Astrapogon puncticulatus (Poey, 1867) (blackfin cardinalfish)
- Astrapogon stellatus (Cope, 1867) (conchfish)
References
- 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.
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