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Astrapogon

Baldwin, Carole C.;Mounts, Julie H.;Smith, David G.;Weigt, Lee A.

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Astrapogon

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Astrapogon is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyApogonidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded50,504

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
108
With media
20
Family
Apogonidae
Collections
USNM, SIO
Recorded in
Bahamas, Belize, Curacao

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Apogoninae
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Astrapogon sp., Juvenile (Cardinalfish).jpg
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Astrapogon
taxon name
Astrapogon
taxon rank
genus
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Encyclopedic overview

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Astrapogon is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean.

==Species== The recognized species in this genus are: Astrapogon alutus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (bronze cardinalfish) Astrapogon puncticulatus (Poey, 1867) (blackfin cardinalfish) Astrapogon stellatus (Cope, 1867) (conchfish)

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