Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Albanian:
Mbreti I Gjelave
Common Names in Arabic:
Samaket Damm
Common Names in Austronesian (Other):
Tiper
Common Names in Carolinian:
Tiper
Common Names in Catalan:
Moll Reial
Common Names in Croatian:
Matulicic
Common Names in Danish:
Middelhavskardinalfisk
Common Names in English:
Cardinal Fish, Cardinalfish, Doederlein's Cardinalfish, Fucinata, Indian Perch, King of the Mullets, Mediterranean Cardinalfish, Verticalstriped Cardinalfish
Common Names in Finnish:
Kardinaaliahven
Common Names in Fon:
Kpindjihouédjin
Common Names in Fongbe:
Kpindjihouédjin
Common Names in French:
Castagnole Rouge, Coq, Roi Des Rougets
Common Names in German:
Kardinalfisch, Meerbarbenkönig, Meerbarbenköning
Common Names in Greek:
Kardinalios, Kromídi Tsiboúki, Καρδινάλιος, Κρεμμύδι, Τσιμπούκι
Common Names in Greek, Modern:
Kardinalios, KromÌdi Tsiboúki, Καρδινάλιος
Common Names in Hiligaynon:
Parangan
Common Names in Italian:
'mmuccapasticci, Castegneua Russa, Cipudda Russa, Guarracino Russo 'e Scoglio, Monaca Russa, Monacedda Russa, Monacella Rossa, Munacedda Russa, Pisci Id Russi, Re Di Trigghia, Re Di Triglie, Saracenu
Common Names in Japanese:
ôsuji-Ishimochi, Tenjiku-Dai, Tenjikudai
Common Names in Korean:
Yǒl-Dong-Ga-Ri-Dom
Common Names in Malay:
Sebekah, Semangka, Seriding
Common Names in Maltese:
Cawla Hamra, Sultan Ic-Cawl
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
Jiu Dào Hén, Xì Tiáo Tian Zhú Diao, Xì Tiáo Tian Zhú Yú, 大目侧仔, 大目側仔, 大面侧仔, 大面側仔, 斗氏天竺鯛, 斗氏天竺鲷, 欧洲天竺鲷, 歐洲天竺鯛, 稻氏天竺鯛, 稻氏天竺鲷, 細條天竺魚, 細條天竺鯛, 細條紋天竺鯛, 细条天竺鱼, 细条天竺鲷, 细条纹天竺鲷
Common Names in Portuguese:
Alcarraz, Alfonsinho-Da-Costa, Folião
Common Names in Russian:
апогон индийский
Common Names in Serbian:
Matulic
Common Names in Spanish:
Alfoncino, Salmonete Real
Common Names in Tagalog:
Dangat
Common Names in Turkish:
Kardinal Balığı
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
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- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
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- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
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- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
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- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
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- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
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- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
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- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
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- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
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- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
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- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
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- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
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- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
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- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
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- Order:
Perciformes
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- Suborder:
Percoidei
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- Family:
Apogonidae
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- Genus:
Apogon
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- Lacepède, 1802
- Specific name:
apogon
- Scientific name: - Apogon apogon
- Specific name:
apogon
- Genus:
Apogon
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- Family:
Apogonidae
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- Suborder:
Percoidei
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- Order:
Perciformes
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- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
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- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
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- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
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- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
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- Class:
Osteichthyes
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- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
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- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
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- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
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- Phylum:
Chordata
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- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
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- Branch:
Deuterostomia
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- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
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- Kingdom:
Animalia
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Synonyms
Apogon (Apogon) Imberbis (Linnaeus • Apogon doderleini Jordan & Snyder • Apogon Doederleini • Apogon doederleini Jordan and Snyder • Apogon lineatus Temminck and Schlegel • Apogon sp. Not Applicable • Mullus Imberbis
Similar Species
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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Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 926959
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 697784
