Family |
   Apogonidae |
Description |
   Cardinalfishes |
Environment |
   Fresh, Brackish & Marine |
Etymology |
   Greek, a = without + Greek, pogon, barbed |
Genus |
   38 |
No. of Species |
   351 |
Order |
   Perciformes |
Class |
   Actinopterygii |
Reproductive Guild |
   Bearers |
Distribution |
   Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Some in brackish water; some (e.g. Glossamia) in streams (tropical Pacific Islands) Tropical and subtropical, near shore to about a depth of 300 m. Most in coral or rocky reefs, and still some inhabit seagrass and coralline algal meadows, soft-bottom communities estuaries and lowland freshwater of warm-temperate waters. Subfamily Apogoninae Günther 1859 is known from the eastern Pacific, Atlantic basin and the Indo-Pacific; distribution is complete in the tropics and subtropical coastal zones down to nearly 300 meters; |