Kinds of Fish

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Scientific name -- Other names
Apogonidae -- Cardinalfishes
   Apogon abrogramma Fraser and Lachner, 1985
   Apogon affinis (Poey, 1875) -- Bigtooth Cardinalfish
   Apogon albimaculosus Kailola, 1976 -- Cream-spotted Cardinalfish
   Apogon albomarginata (Smith and Radcliffe, 1912)
   Apogon amboinensis Bleeker, 1853 -- Amboina Cardinalfish
   Apogon americanus Castelnau, 1855 -- Brazilian Flamefish
   Apogon angustatus (Smith and Radcliffe, 1911) -- Broadstriped Cardinalfish
   Apogon annularis Rüppell, 1829 -- Ringtail Cardinalfish
   Apogon apogonoides (Bleeker, 1856) -- Short-tooth Cardinal
   Apogon argyrogaster Weber, 1909
   Apogon aroubiensis Hombron and Jacquinot, 1853
   Apogon aterrimus Gunther, 1867
   Apogon atradorsatus Heller and Snodgrass, 1903 -- Blacktip Cardinalfish
   Apogon atricaudus Jordan and McGregor, 1898 -- Plain Cardinalfish
   Apogon atripes (Ogilby, 1916) -- Bulls-eye Cardinalfish
   Apogon atrogaster (Smith and Radcliffe, 1912)
   Apogon aureus (Lacepede, 1802) -- Ring-tailed Cardinalfish
   Apogon aurolineatus (Mowbray, 1927) -- Bridle Cardinalfish
   Apogon axillaris Valenciennes, 1832 -- Axillary-spot Cardinalfish
   Apogon bandanensis Bleeker, 1854 -- Bigeye Cardinalfish
   Apogon binotatus (Poey, 1867) -- Barred Cardinalfish
   Apogon brevicaudata Weber, 1909 -- Many-banded Cardinal-fish
   Apogon brevispinis Fraser and Randall, 2003
   Apogon bryx Fraser, 1998
   Apogon cantoris Bleeker, 1851
   Apogon capricornis Allen and Randall, 1993
   Apogon carinatus Cuvier, 1828
   Apogon catalai Fourmanoir, 1973
   Apogon cathetogramma (Tanaka, 1930)
   Apogon caudicinctus Randall and Smith, 1988 -- Little Tailband Cardinalfish
   Apogon cavitiensis (Jordan and Seale, 1907)
   Apogon ceramensis Bleeker, 1852 -- Ceram Cardinalfish
   Apogon chalcius Fraser and Randall, 1986
   Apogon cheni Hayashi, 1990
   Apogon chrysopomus Bleeker, 1854 -- Spotted-gill Cardinalfish
   Apogon chrysotaenia Bleeker, 1851
   Apogon cladophilos Allen and Randall, 2002
   Apogon coccineus Rüppell, 1838 -- Ruby Cardinalfish
   Apogon compressus (Smith and Radcliffe, 1911) -- Ochre-striped Cardinalfish
   Apogon cookii Macleay, 1881 -- Cooks Cardinalfish
   Apogon crassiceps Garman, 1903 -- Transparent Cardinalfish
   Apogon cyanosoma Bleeker, 1853 -- Yellowstriped Cardinalfish
   Apogon cyanotaenia Bleeker, 1853
   Apogon dammermani Weber and de Beaufort, 1929
   Apogon darnleyensis (Alleyne and Macleay, 1877)
   Apogon deetsie Randall, 1998 -- Deetsies Cardinalfish
   Apogon dhofar Mee, 1995 -- Dhofar Cardinalfish
   Apogon dianthus Fraser and Randall, 2002
   Apogon dispar Fraser and Randall, 1976 -- Redspot Cardinalfish
   Apogon diversus (Smith and Radcliffe, 1912)
   Apogon doederleini Jordan and Snyder, 1901 -- Doederleins Cardinalfish
   Apogon doryssa (Jordan and Seale, 1906) -- Longspine Cardinalfish
   Apogon dovii Gunther, 1861 -- Tailspot Cardinalfish
   Apogon ellioti Day, 1875 -- Flag-in Cardinal-fish
   Apogon endekataenia Bleeker, 1852 -- Candystripe Cardinalfish
   Apogon erythrinus Snyder, 1904 -- Hawaiian Ruby Cardinalfish
   Apogon evermanni Jordan and Snyder, 1904 -- Evermanns Cardinalfish
   Apogon exostigma (Jordan and Starks, 1906) -- Narrowstripe Cardinalfish
   Apogon fasciatus White, 1790 -- Broad-banded Cardinalfish
   Apogon flagelliferus (Smith, 1961) -- Coachwhip Cardinal
   Apogon flavus Allen and Randall, 1993
   Apogon fleurieu (Lacepede, 1802) -- Cardinalfish
   Apogon fraenatus Valenciennes, 1832 -- Bridled Cardinalfish
   Apogon fragilis Smith, 1961 -- Fragile Cardinalfish
   Apogon franssedai Allen, Kuiter and Randall, 1994 -- Frans Cardinalfish
   Apogon fukuii Hayashi, 1990
   Apogon fuscomaculatus Allen and Morrison, 1996 -- Brown-spotted Cardinalfish
   Apogon fuscus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825
   Apogon fusovatus Allen, 1985
   Apogon gardineri Regan, 1908
   Apogon gilberti (Jordan and Seale, 1905) -- Gilberts Cardinalfish
   Apogon gouldi Smith-Vaniz, 1977 -- Deepwater Cardinalfish
   Apogon griffini (Seale, 1910)
   Apogon guadalupensis (Osburn and Nichols, 1916) -- Guadalupe Cardinalfish
   Apogon guamensis Valenciennes, 1832 -- Guam Cardinalfish
   Apogon gularis Fraser and Lachner, 1984
   Apogon hartzfeldii Bleeker, 1852 -- Hartzfelds Cardinalfish
   Apogon heptastygma Cuvier, 1828
   Apogon hoevenii Bleeker, 1854 -- Frostfin Cardinalfish
   Apogon holotaenia Regan, 1905 -- Copperstriped Cardinalfish
   Apogon hungi Fourmanoir and Do-Thi, 1965
   Apogon hyalosoma Bleeker, 1852 -- Humpbacked Cardinalfish
   Apogon imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Cardinal Fish
   Apogon indicus Greenfield, 2001
   Apogon ishigakiensis Ida and Moyer, 1974
   Apogon isus Randall and Böhlke, 1981
   Apogon jenkinsi (Evermann and Seale, 1907)
   Apogon kallopterus Bleeker, 1856 -- Iridescent Cardinalfish
   Apogon kalosoma Bleeker, 1852
   Apogon kiensis Jordan and Snyder, 1901 -- Rifle Cardinal
   Apogon komodoensis Allen, 1998
   Apogon lachneri Böhlke, 1959 -- Whitestar Cardinalfish
   Apogon lateralis Valenciennes, 1832 -- Humpback Cardinal
   Apogon lativittatus Randall, 2001
   Apogon latus Cuvier, 1828
   Apogon leptacanthus Bleeker, 1856-57 -- Threadfin Cardinalfish
   Apogon leptocaulus Gilbert, 1972 -- Slendertail Cardinalfish
   Apogon leptofasciatus Allen, 2001
   Apogon limenus Randall and Hoese, 1988 -- Sydney Cardinalfish
   Apogon lineatus Temminck and Schlegel, 1842 -- Indian Perch
   Apogon lineomaculatus Allen and Randall, 2002
   Apogon luteus Randall and Kulbicki, 1998 -- Yellow Cardinalfish
   Apogon maculatus (Poey, 1860) -- Flamefish
   Apogon maculiferus Garrett, 1864 -- Spotted Cardinalfish
   Apogon maculipinnis Regan, 1908
   Apogon margaritophorus Bleeker, 1854 -- Red-striped Cardinalfish
   Apogon marquesensis Greenfield, 2001
   Apogon melanoproctus Fraser and Randall, 1976 -- Blackvent Cardinalfish
   Apogon melanopterus (Fowler and Bean, 1930)
   Apogon melanopus Weber, 1911 -- Monster Cardinal-fish
   Apogon melas Bleeker, 1848 -- Black Cardinalfish
   Apogon micromaculatus (Kotthaus, 1970)
   Apogon microspilos Allen and Randall, 2002
   Apogon moluccensis Valenciennes, 1832 -- Moluccan Cardinalfish
   Apogon monochrous Bleeker, 1856
   Apogon monospilus Fraser, Randall and Allen, 2002
   Apogon mosavi Dale, 1977 -- Dwarf Cardinalfish
   Apogon multilineatus (Bleeker, 1865) -- Many-lined Cardinalfish
   Apogon multitaeniatus Cuvier, 1828 -- Smallscale Cardinal
   Apogon mydrus (Jordan and Seale, 1905)
   Apogon nanus Allen, Kuiter and Randall, 1994
   Apogon natalensis Gilchrist and Thompson, 1908
   Apogon neotes Allen, Kuiter and Randall, 1994 -- Mini Cardinalfish
   Apogon niger Döderlein, 1883
   Apogon nigripes Playfair, 1867 -- Blackfoot Cardinal
   Apogon nigripinnis Cuvier, 1828 -- Bullseye
   Apogon nigrocincta (Smith and Radcliffe, 1912)
   Apogon nigrofasciatus Lachner, 1953 -- Blackstripe Cardinalfish
   Apogon nitidus (Smith, 1961) -- Bluespot Cardinalfish
   Apogon norfolcensis Ogilby, 1888
   Apogon notatus (Houttuyn, 1782) -- Spotnape Cardinalfish
   Apogon noumeae Whitley, 1958
   Apogon novaeguineae Valenciennes, 1832
   Apogon novemfasciatus Cuvier, 1828 -- Sevenstriped Cardinalfish
   Apogon ocellicaudus Allen, Kuiter and Randall, 1994
   Apogon omanensis Gon and Mee, 1995 -- Oman Cardinalfish
   Apogon opercularis Macleay, 1878
   Apogon oxina Fraser, 1999
   Apogon oxygrammus Allen, 2001
   Apogon pacificus (Herre, 1935) -- Pink Cardinalfish
   Apogon pallidofasciatus Allen, 1987
   Apogon parvulus (Smith and Radcliffe, 1912)
   Apogon perlitus Fraser and Lachner, 1985 -- Pearly Cardinalfish
   Apogon pharaonis Bellotti, 1874
   Apogon phenax Böhlke and Randall, 1968 -- Mimic Cardinalfish
   Apogon photogaster Gon and Allen, 1998
   Apogon pillionatus Böhlke and Randall, 1968 -- Broadsaddle Cardinalfish
   Apogon planifrons Longley and Hildebrand, 1940 -- Pale Cardinalfish
   Apogon poecilopterus Cuvier, 1828 -- Pearly-finned Cardinalfish
   Apogon posterofasciatus Allen and Randall, 2002
   Apogon properupta (Whitley, 1964) -- Southern Orange-lined Cardinal Fish
   Apogon pselion Randall, Fraser and Lachner, 1990
   Apogon pseudomaculatus Longley, 1932 -- Twospot Cardinalfish
   Apogon pseudotaeniatus Gon, 1986 -- Doublebar Cardinalfish
   Apogon quadrifasciatus Cuvier, 1828 -- Twostripe Cardinal
   Apogon quadrisquamatus Longley, 1934 -- Sawcheek Cardinalfish
   Apogon quartus Fraser, 2000
   Apogon queketti Gilchrist, 1903 -- Spotfin Cardinal
   Apogon quinquestriatus Regan, 1908
   Apogon radcliffei (Fowler, 1918)
   Apogon regani Whitley, 1951
   Apogon regula Fraser and Randall, 2003
   Apogon relativus Randall, 2001
   Apogon retrosella (Gill, 1862) -- Barspot Cardinalfish
   Apogon rhodopterus Bleeker, 1852 -- Redfin Cardinalfish
   Apogon robbyi Gilbert and Tyler, 1997 -- Striped Cardinalfish
   Apogon robinsi Böhlke and Randall, 1968 -- Roughlip Cardinalfish
   Apogon rubrimacula Randall and Kulbicki, 1998
   Apogon rueppellii Gunther, 1859 -- Gobbleguts
   Apogon rufus Randall and Fraser, 1999
   Apogon sabahensis Allen and Kuiter, 1994
   Apogon sangiensis Bleeker, 1857 -- Sangi Cardinalfish
   Apogon savayensis Gunther, 1872 -- Samoan Cardinalfish
   Apogon schlegeli Bleeker, 1854
   Apogon sealei (Fowler, 1918) -- Seales Cardinalfish
   Apogon selas Randall and Hayashi, 1990 -- Meteor Cardinalfish
   Apogon semilineatus Temminck and Schlegel, 1842 -- Half-lined Cardinal
   Apogon semiornatus Peters, 1876 -- Oblique-banded Cardinalfish
   Apogon septemstriatus Gunther, 1880
   Apogon sialis (Jordan and Thompson, 1914)
   Apogon sinus Randall, 2001
   Apogon smithi (Kotthaus, 1970) -- Smiths Cardinalfish
   Apogon spilurus Regan, 1905
   Apogon spongicolus (Smith, 1965)
   Apogon striatodes Gon, 1997
   Apogon striatus (Smith and Radcliffe, 1912)
   Apogon susanae Greenfield, 2001
   Apogon taeniatus Cuvier, 1828 -- Twobelt Cardinal
   Apogon taeniophorus Regan, 1908 -- Reef-flat Cardinalfish
   Apogon taeniopterus Bennett, 1836 -- Bandfin Cardinalfish
   Apogon talboti Smith, 1961 -- Flame Cardinalfish
   Apogon tchefouensis Fang, 1942
   Apogon thermalis Cuvier, 1829 -- Half-barred Cardinal
   Apogon timorensis Bleeker, 1854 -- Timor Cardinalfish
   Apogon townsendi (Breder, 1927) -- Belted Cardinalfish
   Apogon trimaculatus Cuvier, 1828 -- Three-spot Cardinalfish
   Apogon truncatus Bleeker, 1854 -- Flagfin Cardinalfish
   Apogon unicolor Döderlein, 1883
   Apogon uninotatus (Smith and Radcliffe, 1912)
   Apogon unitaeniatus Allen, 1995 -- Single-striped Cardinalfish
   Apogon urostigma (Bleeker, 1874)
   Apogon ventrifasciatus Allen, Kuiter and Randall, 1994
   Apogon victoriae Gunther, 1859
   Apogon wassinki Bleeker, 1861
   Apogon wilsoni (Fowler, 1918)
   Apogon zebrinus Fraser, Randall and Lachner, 1999
   Apogonichthys landoni Herre, 1934
   Apogonichthys ocellatus (Weber, 1913) -- Ocellated Cardinalfish
   Apogonichthys perdix Bleeker, 1854 -- Perdix Cardinalfish
   Archamia ataenia Randall and Satapoomin, 1999
   Archamia biguttata Lachner, 1951 -- Twinspot Cardinalfish
   Archamia bilineata Gon and Randall, 1995
   Archamia bleekeri (Gunther, 1859)
   Archamia buruensis (Bleeker, 1856) -- Buru Cardinalfish
   Archamia fucata (Cantor, 1849) -- Orangelined Cardinalfish; Archamia dispilus
   Archamia goni Chen and Shao, 1993
   Archamia irida Gon and Randall, 1995
   Archamia leai Waite, 1916 -- Leas Cardinalfish
   Archamia lineolata (Cuvier, 1828) -- Shimmering Cardinal
   Archamia macroptera (Cuvier, 1828) -- Dusky-tailed Cardinalfish
   Archamia melasma Lachner and Taylor, 1960 -- Blackspot Cardinalfish
   Archamia mozambiquensis Smith, 1961 -- Mozambique Cardinalfish
   Archamia pallida Gon and Randall, 1995
   Archamia zosterophora (Bleeker, 1856) -- Blackbelted Cardinalfish
   Astrapogon alutus (Jordan and Gilbert, 1882) -- Bronze Cardinalfish
   Astrapogon puncticulatus (Poey, 1867) -- Blackfin Cardinalfish
   Astrapogon stellatus (Cope, 1867) -- Conchfish
   Cercamia cladara Randall and Smith, 1988
   Cercamia eremia (Allen, 1987) -- Glassy Cardinalfish
   Cheilodipterus alleni Gon, 1993
   Cheilodipterus arabicus (Gmelin, 1789) -- Tiger Cardinal
   Cheilodipterus artus Smith, 1961 -- Wolf Cardinalfish
   Cheilodipterus intermedius Gon, 1993 -- Intermediate Cardinalfish
   Cheilodipterus isostigmus (Schultz, 1940) -- Dog-toothed Cardinalfish
   Cheilodipterus lachneri Klausewitz, 1959
   Cheilodipterus macrodon (Lacepede, 1802) -- Large Toothed Cardinalfish
   Cheilodipterus nigrotaeniatus Smith and Radcliffe, 1912
   Cheilodipterus novemstriatus (Rüppell, 1838) -- Indian Ocean Twospot Cardinalfish
   Cheilodipterus octovittatus Cuvier, 1828
   Cheilodipterus parazonatus Gon, 1993
   Cheilodipterus persicus Gon, 1993 -- Persian Cardinalfish
   Cheilodipterus pygmaios Gon, 1993
   Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus Cuvier, 1828 -- Five-lined Cardinalfish
   Cheilodipterus singapurensis Bleeker, 1859 -- Truncate Cardinalfish
   Cheilodipterus zonatus Smith and Radcliffe, 1912
   Coranthus polyacanthus (Vaillant, 1877)
   Foa brachygramma (Jenkins, 1903) -- Weed Cardinalfish
   Foa fo Jordan and Seale, 1905 -- Weedy Cardinalfish
   Foa hyalina (Smith and Radcliffe, 1912)
   Foa madagascariensis Petit, 1931
   Fowleria aurita (Valenciennes, 1831) -- Crosseyed Cardinalfish
   Fowleria flammea Allen, 1993
   Fowleria isostigma (Jordan and Seale, 1906)
   Fowleria marmorata (Alleyne and MacLeay, 1877) -- Marbled Cardinalfish
   Fowleria polystigma (Bleeker, 1854)
   Fowleria punctulata (Rüppell, 1838) -- Spotcheek Cardinalfish
   Fowleria vaiulae (Jordan and Seale, 1906) -- Mottled Cardinalfish
   Fowleria variegata (Valenciennes, 1832) -- Variegated Cardinalfish
   Glossamia abo (Herre, 1935)
   Glossamia aprion (Richardson, 1842) -- Mouth Almighty
   Glossamia beauforti (Weber, 1907) -- Beauforts Mouth Almighty
   Glossamia gjellerupi (Weber and de Beaufort, 1929) -- Gjellerups Mouth Almighty
   Glossamia heurni (Weber and de Beaufort, 1929)
   Glossamia narindica Roberts, 1978 -- Slender Mouth Almighty
   Glossamia sandei (Weber, 1907) -- Sandes Mouth Almighty
   Glossamia trifasciata (Weber, 1913) -- Three-barred Mouth Almighty
   Glossamia wichmanni (Weber, 1907) -- Wichmanns Mouth Almighty
   Gymnapogon africanus Smith, 1954 -- Crystal Cardinal
   Gymnapogon annona (Whitley, 1936)
   Gymnapogon foraminosus (Tanaka, 1915)
   Gymnapogon japonicus Regan, 1905
   Gymnapogon melanogaster Gon and Golani, 2002
   Gymnapogon philippinus (Herre, 1939) -- Philippine Cardinalfish
   Gymnapogon urospilotus Lachner, 1953Vertebrata/Fish/Apogonidae -- Species
   Holapogon maximus (Boulenger, 1888) -- Titan Cardinalfish
   Lachneratus phasmaticus Fraser and Struhsaker, 1991 -- Phantom Cardinalfish
   Mionorus bombonensis Herre, 1925
   Neamia notula Fraser and Allen, 2001
   Neamia octospina Smith and Radcliffe, 1912 -- Eightspine Cardinalfish
   Paxton concilians Baldwin and Johnson, 1999
   Phaeoptyx conklini (Silvester, 1915) -- Freckled Cardinalfish
   Phaeoptyx pigmentaria (Poey, 1860) -- Dusky Cardinalfish
   Phaeoptyx xenus (Böhlke and Randall, 1968) -- Sponge Cardinalfish
   Pseudamia amblyuroptera (Bleeker, 1856) -- White-jawed Cardinalfish
   Pseudamia gelatinosa Smith, 1955 -- Gelatinous Cardinalfish
   Pseudamia hayashii Randall, Lachner and Fraser, 1985 -- Hayashis Cardinalfish
   Pseudamia nigra Allen, 1992 -- Estuary Cardinalfish
   Pseudamia rubra Randall and Ida, 1993
   Pseudamia tarri Randall, Lachner and Fraser, 1985 -- Tarrs Cardinalfish
   Pseudamia zonata Randall, Lachner and Fraser, 1985 -- Paddlefish Cardinalfish
   Pseudamiops diaphanes Randall, 1998 -- Transparent Cardinalfish
   Pseudamiops gracilicauda (Lachner, 1953) -- Graceful-tailed Cardinalfish
   Pseudamiops pellucidus Smith, 1954 -- Limpid Cardinal
   Pseudamiops phasma Randall, 2001
   Pterapogon kauderni Koumans, 1933 -- Banggai Cardinal Fish
   Pterapogon mirifica (Mees, 1966)
   Rhabdamia clupeiformis Weber, 1909
   Rhabdamia cypselura Weber, 1909 -- Swallowtail Cardinalfish
   Rhabdamia gracilis (Bleeker, 1856) -- Luminous Cardinalfish
   Rhabdamia mentalis (Evermann and Seale, 1907)
   Rhabdamia nigrimentum (Smith, 1961)
   Rhabdamia nuda (Regan, 1905)
   Rhabdamia spilota Allen and Kuiter, 1994
   Siphamia argentea Lachner, 1953
   Siphamia cephalotes (Castelnau, 1875) -- Woods Siphonfish
   Siphamia corallicola Allen, 1993
   Siphamia cuneiceps Whitley, 1941
   Siphamia cuprea Lachner, 1953 -- Coppery Siphonfish
   Siphamia elongata Lachner, 1953
   Siphamia fistulosa (Weber, 1909) -- Fistulose Cardinalfish
   Siphamia fuscolineata Lachner, 1953 -- Crown-of-thorns Cardinalfish
   Siphamia guttulatus (Alleyne and Macleay, 1877)
   Siphamia jebbi Allen, 1993
   Siphamia majimai Matsubara and Iwai, 1958 -- Striped Siphonfish
   Siphamia mossambica Smith, 1955 -- Sea Urchin Cardinal
   Siphamia nigra Fourmanoir and Crosnier, 1964
   Siphamia ovalis Lachner, 1953
   Siphamia permutata Klausewitz, 1966
   Siphamia roseigaster (Ramsay and Ogilby, 1887) -- Pink-breasted Siphon-fish
   Siphamia tubifer Weber, 1909
   Siphamia tubulata (Weber, 1909) -- Siphonfish
   Siphamia versicolor (Smith and Radcliffe, 1911) -- Sea Urchin Cardinalfish
   Siphamia woodi (McCulloch, 1921)
   Siphamia zaribae Whitley, 1959
   Sphaeramia nematoptera (Bleeker, 1856) -- Pajama Cardinalfish
   Sphaeramia orbicularis (Cuvier, 1828) -- Orbiculate Cardinalfish
   Vincentia badia Allen, 1987
   Vincentia chrysura (Ogilby, 1889)
   Vincentia conspersa (Klunzinger, 1872)
   Vincentia macrocauda Allen, 1987
   Vincentia novaehollandiae (Valenciennes, 1832)
   Vincentia punctata (Klunzinger, 1880)

Updated: 2015-05-06 21:40:39

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