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• Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
  • Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
    • Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
      • Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
        • Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
          • Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
            • Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
              • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
                • Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880
                  • Class: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880
                    • Subclass: Actinopterygii ()
                      • Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
                        • Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
                          • Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
                            • Order: Perciformes () -  
                              • Suborder: Percoidei () -  
                                • Family: Apogonidae ()
                                  • Genus: Apogon () - Lacepède, 1802
                                    • Specific name: gouldi - Smith-Vaniz, 1977
                                      • Scientific name: - the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.
                                      • Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Name Status: Accepted Name .

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                                        Members of the genus Apogon

                                        ZipcodeZoo has pages for 174 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

                                        A. affinis (Longtooth Cardinalfish) · A. albimaculosus (Cream-Spotted Cardinalfish) · A. alutus (Pensacola Cardinalfish) · A. amboinensis (Amboina Cardinalfish) · A. americanus (Brazilian Flamefish) · A. angustatus (Narrow-Striped Cardinalfish) · A. anisolepis (Oddscale Cardinalfish) · A. annularis (Ringtail Cardinalfish) · A. apogon (Verticalstriped Cardinalfish) · A. apogonides (Short-Toothed Cardinalfish) · A. apogonoides (Diamond Cardinal) · A. aprion (Mouth Almighty) · A. argyrogaster (Brown-Spotted Cardinalfish) · A. atradorsatus (Blacktip Cardinalfish (FB)) · A. atricaudus (Plain Cardinalfish (FB)) · A. atripes (Blackfinned Cardinalfish) · A. atrogaster (Blackbelly Cardinalfish) · A. aureus (Golden Cardinalfish) · A. auritus (Crosseyed Cardinalfish) · A. aurolineatus (Bridle Cardinalfish) · A. axillaris (Axillary-Spot Cardinalfish) · A. bandanensis (Three-Saddle Cardinalfish) · A. beauforti (Beaufort's Mouth Almighty) · A. binotatus (Two-Spotted Cardinalfish) · A. brachygramma (Many-Banded Cardinal-Fish) · A. brevicaudata (Many-Banded Cardinal-Fish) · A. bryx (Offshore Cardinalfish) · A. buruensis (Buru Cardinalfish) · A. campbelli (Gentle Cardinalfish) · A. capricornis (Capricorn Cardinalfish) · A. carinatus (Ocellated Cardinalfish) · A. caudicinctus (Little Tailband Cardinalfish) · A. cavitensis (Cavite Cardinalfish) · A. ceramensis (Ceram Cardinalfish) · A. chrysopomus (Cheek-Spot Cardinalfish) · A. chrysotaenia (High-Fin Cardinalfish) · A. cladophilos (Shelter Cardinalfish) · A. coccineus (Cryptic Cardinalfish) · A. compressus (Ochre-Striped Cardinalfish) · A. cookii (Blackbanded Cardinalfish) · A. crassiceps (Transparent Cardinalfish) · A. cyanosoma (Bluespot Cardinalfish) · A. darnleyensis (Doederlein's Cardinalfish) · A. deetsie (Deetsie´s Cardinalfish) · A. dhofar (Dhofar Cardinalfish) · A. dispar (White-Spot Cardinalfish) · A. doederleini (Doederlein´s Cardinalfish) · A. doryssa (Sabre-Spined Cardinal-Fish) · A. dovii (Tailspot Cardinalfish (FB)) · A. edekataenia (Elevenbanded Cardinalfish) · A. ellioti (Elliot´s Cardinalfish) · A. endekataenia (Candystripe Cardinalfish) · A. erythrinus (Hawaiian Ruby Cardinalfish) · A. evermanni (Evermann´s Cardinalfish) · A. exostigma (Narrowstripe Cardinalfish) · A. fasciatus (Barred Striped Cardinalfish) · A. flagelliferus (Coachwhip Cardinal) · A. flavus (Brassy Cardinalfish) · A. fleurieu (Bandtail Cardinalfish) · A. fraenatus (Singlestripe Cardinalfish) · A. fragilis (Fragile Cardinalfish) · A. franssedai (Frans´ Cardinalfish) · A. fucatus (Gjellerup's Mouth Almighty) · A. fuscomaculatus (Brown-Spotted Cardinalfish) · A. fuscus (Samoan Cardinalfish) · A. gilberti (Gilbert's Cardinalfish) · A. gouldi (Deepwater Cardinalfish) · A. guadalupensis (Guadalupe Cardinalfish (FB)) · A. guamensis (Three-Saddled Cardinalfish) · A. hartzfeldii (Hartzfeld´s Cardinalfish) · A. heptastigma (Ninespot Cardinalfish) · A. heptastygma (Ninespot Cardinalfish) · A. hoevenii (Frostfin Cardinalfish) · A. holotaenia (Copperstriped Cardinalfish) · A. hyalosoma (Humpbacked Cardinalfish) · A. imberbis (Mediterranean Cardinalfish) · A. jenkinsi (False Ear-Spot Cardinalfish) · A. kallopterus (Kallopterus Cardinalfish) · A. kiensis (Broad-Banded Cardinalfish) · A. komodoensis (Komodo Cardinalfish) · A. lachneri (Whitestar Cardinalfish) · A. lateralis (Robbermask Cardinalfish) · A. leptacanthus (Long-Spine Cardinalfish) · A. leptocaulus (Slendertail Cardinalfish) · A. limenus (Four-Banded Soldierfish) · A. lineatus (Verticalstriped Cardinalfish) · A. lineolatus (Bronze-Streaked Cardinalfish) · A. luteus (Yellow Cardinalfish) · A. maculatus (Saddletailed Cardinalfish) · A. maculiferus (Spotted Cardinalfish) · A. margaritophorus (Red-Striped Cardinalfish) · A. maximus (Titan Cardinalfish) · A. melanoproctus (Blackvent Cardinalfish) · A. melanopus (Spindle-Egg Cardinalfish) · A. melanotaenia (Blackbanded Cardinalfish) · A. melas (Blackspot Cardinalfish) · A. menesemus (Yellow-Eye Cardinalfish) · A. moluccensis (Yellow-Eye Cardinalfish) · A. monochrous (Yellow-Eye Cardinalfish) · A. monospilus (Moluccan Cardinalfish)

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                                        Further Reading

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                                        • Smith-Vaniz, W.F., B.B. Collette and B.E. Luckhurst (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: history, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 4. 424 p.

                                        Notes

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                                        Contributors

                                        • American Fisheries Society. Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.
                                        • Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
                                        • Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
                                        • Costa, Wilson J.E.M. (from FishBase).
                                        • FishBase 2006.
                                        • FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
                                        • Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
                                        • Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
                                        • Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

                                        Data Sources

                                        Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
                                        
                                        

                                        • FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server

                                        Identifiers

                                        • Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3941774
                                        • Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-147919
                                        • Fishbase Species ID: 60348
                                        • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 642098
                                        • Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 102657

                                        Footnotes

                                        1. Mean = -1,730.500 meters (-5,677.493 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,549.190 based on 4 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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