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Gymnapogon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Apogonidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Subfamily
  
Apogoninae

Gymnapogon

Similar
  
Fowleria, Rhabdamia, Astrapogon, Glossamia, Siphamia

Gymnapogon is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae. They are native to the Indo-West Pacific and central Pacific Oceans, where they occur in reefs and nearby habitat types. These species are usually no more than 5 centimeters long and have semitransparent bodies without scales.

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:

  • Gymnapogon africanus J. L. B. Smith, 1954 (Crystal cardinalfish)
  • Gymnapogon annona (Whitley, 1936) (Naked cardinalfish)
  • Gymnapogon foraminosus (S. Tanaka (I), 1915)
  • Gymnapogon janus T. H. Fraser, 2016
  • Gymnapogon japonicus Regan, 1905
  • Gymnapogon melanogaster Gon & Golani, 2002
  • Gymnapogon philippinus (Herre, 1939) (Philippines cardinalfish)
  • Gymnapogon urospilotus Lachner, 1953 (B-spot cardinalfish)
  • Gymnapogon vanderbilti (Fowler, 1938) (Vanderbilt's cardinalfish)
  • References

    Gymnapogon Wikipedia