- Apogon apogonoides, Short-tooth Cardinal
- Apogon flagelliferus, Coachwhip Cardinal
- Apogon kiensis, Rifle Cardinal
- Apogon lateralis, Humpback Cardinal;Robbermask Cardinalfish
- Apogon multitaeniatus, Smallscale Cardinal
- Apogon nigripes, Blackfoot Cardinal
- Apogon quadrifasciatus, Twostripe Cardinal
- Apogon queketti, Spotfin Cardinal
- Apogon semilineatus, Half-lined Cardinal
- Apogon taeniatus, Twobelt Cardinal
- Apogon thermalis, Half-barred Cardinal
- Apogonichthyoides atripes, Black-finned Cardinal-fish;Bulls-eye Cardinal;Bulls-eye Cardinalfish;Two-eye Cardinalfish;Two-eyed Cardinal-fish;Two-eyed Cardinalfish;Apogon atripes Ogilby, 1911;Gronovichthys atripes Ogilby, 1916;Apogon nigripinnis Cuvier, 1828;Amia nigripes Ogilby, 1911;Amia atripes Ogilby, 1916
- Apogonichthyoides timorensis, Timor Cardinalfish;Timor Cardinal;Apogon darnleyensis Alleyne and Macleay, 1877;Gronovichthys darnleyensis Alleyne and Macleay, 1877;Pristiapogon darnleyensis Alleyne and Macleay, 1877;Apogon timorensis Bleeker, 1854
- Archamia fucata, Painted Cardinalfish;Narrow-lined Cardinalfish;Painted Cardinal;Red-barred Cardinalfish;Archamia lineolata Cuvier, 1828;Archamia macropterus Cuvier, 1828;Archamia dispilus Lachner, 1951;Apogon fucatus Cantor, 1850;Orangelined Cardinalfish;Archamia dispilus
- Archamia lineolata, Shimmering Cardinal
- Archamia zosterophora, Girdled Cardinalfish;Girdled Cardinal;Apogon zosterophorus Bleeker, 1856;Blackbelted Cardinalfish
- Cardinalis cardinalis, Northern Cardinal;Northern cardinal
- Cardinalis phoeniceus, Vermilion Cardinal
- Cheilodipterus arabicus, Tiger Cardinal
- Cheilodipterus artus, Wolf Cardinalfish;Arrow-tooth Cardinal;Cheilodipterus macrodon Lacépède, 1802
- Cheilodipterus macrodon, Tiger Cardinalfish;Big-toothed Cardinal;Big-toothed Cardinal-fish;Big-toothed Percelle;Eight-lined Cardinal-fish;Eight-lined Cardinalfish;Largetooth Cardinalfish;Tiger Cardinal;Cheilodipterus lineatus Lacépède, 1801;Centropomus macrodon Lacépède, 1802;Large Toothed Cardinalfish
- Cheilodipterus parazonatus, Mimic Cardinalfish;Mimic Cardinal;Cheilodipterus nigrotaeniatus Smith and Radcliffe, 1912;Cheilodipterus zonatus Smith and Radcliffe, 1912
- Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus, Fiveline Cardinalfish;Five-line Cardinal;Five-line Cardinalfish;Five-lined Cardinal-fish;Five-lined Cardinalfish;Fiveband Cardinalfish;Paramia quinquelineata Cuvier, 1828
- Epigonus denticulatus, White Deepsea Cardinalfish;White Cardinalfish;Scepterias lenimen Whitley, 1935;Pencil Cardinal
- Epigonus telescopus, Black Deepsea Cardinalfish;Bulls-eye;Telescope Cardinal;Epigonus macrophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810;Pomatomus telescopus Risso, 1810
- Gubernatrix cristata, Yellow Cardinal
- Gymnapogon africanus, Crystal Cardinal
- Jaydia properupta, Coral Cardinalfish;Southern Orange-lined Cardinal;Southern Orange-lined Cardinalfish;Apogon properuptus Whitley, 1964;Apogon cyanosoma Bleeker, 1853;Lovamia properupta Whitley, 1964
- Nectamia fusca, Ghost Cardinalfish;Dusky Cardinal;Dusky Cardinalfish;Guam Cardinalfish;Ostorhinchus fusca Quoy and Gaimard, 1825;Apogon nubilis Garman, 1903;Apogon guamensis Valenciennes, 1832;Apogon nubilus Garman, 1903;Apogon fuscus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825
| - Nectamia savayensis, Ghost Cardinal;Samoan Cardinal-fish;Samoan Cardinalfish;Aspiscis savayensis Gunther, 1871;Ostorhinchus savayensis Günther, 1872;Apogon fuscus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825;Apogon savayensis Günther, 1872
- Ostorhinchus apogonoides, Plain Cardinalfish;Goldbelly Cardinalfish;Plain Cardinal;Apogon apogonoides Bleeker, 1856;Apogon apogonides Bleeker, 1856;Cheilodipterus apogonoides Bleeker, 1856
- Ostorhinchus aureus, Ringtail Cardinalfish;Golden Cardinalfish;Ring-tail Cardinalfish;Ring-tailed Cardinal-fish;Ring-tailed Cardinalfish;Ringtail Cardinal;Apogon aureus Lacépède, 1802;Gronovichthys aureus Lacepede, 1802;Apogon fleurieu Lacépède, 1802;Centropomus aureus Lacépède, 1802
- Ostorhinchus chrysotaenia, Yellowlined Cardinalfish;High-fin Cardinal;Yellow-lined Cardinalfish;Apogon chrysotaenia Bleeker, 1851
- Ostorhinchus cyanosoma, Orangelined Cardinalfish;Blue-lined Cardinalfish;Blue-striped Cardinalfish;Orange-lined Cardinal;Orange-lined Cardinalfish;Yellow-striped Cardinalfish;Yellowstriped Cardinalfish;Apogon cyanosoma Bleeker, 1853;Apogon properupta Whitley, 1964;Amia cyanosoma Bleeker, 1853
- Ostorhinchus endekataenia, Candystripe Cardinalfish;Eleven-stripe Cardinalfish;Many-striped Cardinal;Apogon endekataenia Bleeker, 1852;Lovamia endekataenia Bleeker, 1852;Amia endekataenia Bleeker, 1852
- Ostorhinchus hartzfeldii, Silverlined Cardinalfish;Hartzfeld's Cardinalfish;Silver-lined Cardinal;White-line Cardinalfish;Apogon hartzfeldii Bleeker, 1852
- Ostorhinchus hoevenii, Frostfin Cardinalfish;Flag-fin Cardinal;Apogon hoevenii Bleeker, 1854
- Ostorhinchus lateralis, Pinstripe Cardinalfish;Ceram Cardinal;Mangrove Cardinalfish;Apogon ceramensis Bleeker, 1852;Apogon lateralis Valenciennes, 1832
- Ostorhinchus monospilus, Moluccan Cardinalfish;Moluccen Cardinal;Moluccen Cardinalfish;Apogon moluccensis Valenciennes, 1832;Apogon monospilus Fraser, Randall and Allen, 2002
- Ostorhinchus sealei, Cheekbar Cardinalfish;Cheek-bar Cardinal;Cheekbar Cardinal;Seale's Cardinalfish;Apogon sealei Fowler, 1918;Apogon seali Fowler, 1918;Amia sealei Fowler, 1918
- Ostorhinchus semilineatus, Blacktip Cardinalfish;Black-tipped Cardinal-fish;Black-tipped Cardinalfish;Half-lined Cardinal;Apogon semilineatus Temminck and Schlegel, 1843
- Paroaria baeri, Crimson-fronted Cardinal
- Paroaria capitata, Yellow-billed Cardinal
- Paroaria coronata, Red-crested Cardinal;Red-crested cardinal
- Paroaria dominicana, Red-cowled Cardinal
- Paroaria gularis, Red-capped Cardinal
- Pristiapogon exostigma, Oneline Cardinalfish;Narrowstripe Cardinalfish;One-line Cardinal;One-line Cardinalfish;Apogon exostigma Jordan and Starks, 1906;Amia exostigma Jordan and Starks, 1906
- Pristiapogon kallopterus, Spinyhead Cardinalfish;Iridescent Cardinalfish;Kallopterus Cardinalfish;Spiny-head Cardinal;Spiny-head Cardinalfish;Apogon kallopterus Bleeker, 1856
- Pristicon trimaculata, Threespot Cardinalfish;Three-spot Cardinal;Three-spot Cardinal-fish;Three-spot Cardinalfish;Pristiapogon trimaculatus Cuvier, 1828;Apogon trimaculatus Cuvier, 1828
- Pseudamiops pellucidus, Limpid Cardinal
- Rhabdamia gracilis, Slender Cardinalfish;Slender Cardinal;Slender Cardinal-fish;Apogon gracilis Bleeker, 1856;Apogonichthys gracilis Bleeker, 1856;Luminous Cardinalfish
- Siphamia mossambica, Sea Urchin Cardinal
- Siphamia tubifer, Urchin Cardinalfish;Sea-urchin Cardinalfish;Urchin Cardinal;Siphamia versicolor Smith and Radcliffe, 1911;Siphamia fuscolineata Lachner, 1953;Siphamia majimai Matsubara and Iwai, 1958;Amia versicolor Smith and Radcliffe, 1911
- Sphaeramia nematopterus, Pajama Cardinalfish;Coral Cardinalfish;Pyjama Cardinal;Amia nematopterus Bleeker, 1856;Sphaeramia nematoptera Bleeker, 1856;Apogon nematopterus Bleeker, 1856
- Zapogon evermanni, Cave Cardinalfish;Cave Cardinal;Evermann's Cardinalfish;Apogon evermanni Jordan and Snyder, 1904
- Zoramia leptacanthus, Longspine Cardinalfish;Long-spine Cardinal;Long-spine Cardinalfish;Thread-fin Cardinal-fish;Threadfin Cardinalfish;Zoramia graeffi Gunther, 1873;Zoramia leptacantha Bleeker, 1856;Amia nematacantha Ogilby, 1913;Apogon graeffii Günther, 1873;Apogon leptacanthus Bleeker, 1856
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