Pristiapogon Explained

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)

Notes and References

1. Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014): Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.