Biology:Pristiapogon

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Pristiapogon
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Pristiapogon fraenatus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Kurtiformes
Family: Apogonidae
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Pristiapogon
Klunzinger, 1870
Type species
Apogon fraenatus
Valenciennes, 1832

Pristiapogon is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

The recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Pristiapogon abrogramma (T. H. Fraser & Lachner, 1985) (lateral-striped cardinalfish)
  • Pristiapogon exostigma (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1906) (narrow-striped cardinalfish)
  • Pristiapogon fraenatus (Valenciennes, 1832) (bridled cardinalfish)
  • Pristiapogon kallopterus (Bleeker, 1856) (iridescent cardinalfish)
  • Pristiapogon menesemus (O. P. Jenkins 1903)
  • Pristiapogon taeniopterus (E. T. Bennett, 1836) (bandfin cardinalfish)
  • Pristiapogon unitaeniatus (Allen, 1995) (single-striped cardinalfish)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1593701 entry