Common name: Cardinalfish

The Apogonidae family, commonly known as Cardinalfish, comprises small and colorful marine fish that are popular in the reefkeeping hobby. They are nocturnal and often exhibit mouthbrooding behavior, where males carry the eggs in their mouths until they hatch. Cardinalfish are generally peaceful and can be kept with a variety of other reef-safe species. They thrive in well-established aquariums with plenty of hiding spaces and a peaceful environment. Their diet consists of small meaty foods, and they can help control populations of small pests in the tank.

1. Common name: Brazilian flamefish

   Scientific name: Apogon americanus
2. 
   Common name: Blacktip cardinalfish

   Scientific name: Apogon atradorsatus
3. Common name: Two-spotted cardinalfish

   Scientific name: Apogon binotatus
4. Common name: Ruby cardinalfish

   Scientific name: Apogon coccineus
5. Common name: diamond cardinalfish

   Scientific name: Apogon dhofar
6. 
   Common name: Longspine cardinalfish

   Scientific name: Apogon doryssa
7. Common name: Hawaiian ruby cardinalfish

   Scientific name: Apogon erythrinus
8. Common name: Guadaloupe cardinalfish

   Scientific name: Apogon guadalupensis
9. 
   Common name: Cardinalfish

   Scientific name: Apogon imberbis
10. Common name: whitestar cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Apogon lachneri
11. Common name: Spotted cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Apogon maculatus
12. Common name: Mimic cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Apogon phenax
13. Common name: Rearbar cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Apogon posterofasciatus
14. Common name: Twospot cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Apogon pseudomaculatus
15. Common name: Sawcheek cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Apogon quadrisquamatus
16. Common name: Roughlip cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Apogon robinsi
17. Common name: Obliquebanded cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Apogon semiornatus
18. 
    Common name: belted cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Apogon townsendi
19. 
    Common name: Threadfin Cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Apogonichthyoides cathetogramma
20. 
    Common name: Cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Apogonichthyoides melas
21. 
    Common name: Bullseye cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis
22. Common name: twobelt cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Apogonichthyoides taeniatus
23. 
    Common name: Gon's cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Archamia bleekeri
24. Common name: Punctate cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Astrapogon puncticulatus
25. Common name: conchfish

    Scientific name: Astrapogon stellatus
26. Common name: Allen's Cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Cheilodipterus alleni
27. Common name: dogtooth cardinal

    Scientific name: Cheilodipterus arabicus
28. 
    Common name: Tiger cardinal

    Scientific name: Cheilodipterus artus
29. Common name: arrowtooth cardinal

    Scientific name: Cheilodipterus lachneri
30. 
    Common name: Largetoothed cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Cheilodipterus macrodon
31. Common name: Mimic cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Cheilodipterus parazonatus
32. Common name: Persian cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Cheilodipterus persicus
33. 
    Common name: Fivelined cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
34. Common name: Truncate cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Cheilodipterus singapurensis
35. Common name: Inshore cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Fibramia lateralis
36. 
    Common name: Cinnamon Clownfish

    Scientific name: Fibramia thermalis
37. Common name: Shortband cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Foa brachygramma
38. Common name: Hyaline cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Foa hyalina
39. Common name: Spotcheek cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Fowleria variegata
40. Common name: Three-saddle cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Nectamia bandanensis
41. 
    Common name: Ghost cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Nectamia savayensis
42. 
    Common name: Zebra Dartfish

    Scientific name: Nectamia zebrinus
43. 
    Common name: Striped cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus angustatus
44. 
    Common name: Short-tooth cardinal

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus apogonoides
45. 
    Common name: Ringtailed cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus aureus
46. 
    Common name: Yellow cardinal-fish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus cavitensis
47. 
    Common name: Yellowlined cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus chrysotaenia
48. 
    Common name: Ochre-striped cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus compressus
49. 
    Common name: Chubby cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus cookii
50. 
    Common name: Yellowstriped cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus cyanosoma
51. 
    Common name: Redspot cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus dispar
52. Common name: Doederlein's cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus doederleini
53. 
    Common name: Many-striped cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus endekataenia
54. Common name: Brassy cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus flavus
55. Common name: Fukui's Cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus fukuii
56. Common name: Griffin's Cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus griffini
57. 
    Common name: Hartzfeld's cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus hartzfeldii
58. 
    Common name: Frostfin cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus hoevenii
59. Common name: Copperstriped cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus holotaenia
60. Common name: Ishigaki Cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus ishigakiensis
61. Common name: rifle cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus kiensis
62. 
    Common name: Spotted Cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus maculiferus
63. Common name: Pearly cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus margaritophorus
64. Common name: Blacktail Cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus melanoproctus
65. 
    Common name: Moluccan cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus moluccensis
66. 
    Common name: Yelloweye Cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus monospilus
67. Common name: Many-lined cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus multilineatus
68. 
    Common name: Dwarf Cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus nanus
69. Common name: Neotenous cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus neotes
70. 
    Common name: Blackstripe cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus
71. Common name: Nine-banded soldierfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus novemfasciatus
72. 
    Common name: Orange-Lined Cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus oxina
73. 
    Common name: Small-Scaled Cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus parvulus
74. 
    Common name: Southern orange-lined cardinal fish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus properuptus
75. 
    Common name: Threadfin Cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus pselion
76. 
    Common name: Redspot cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus rubrimacula
77. 
    Common name: Seale's cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus sealei
78. Common name: Meteor cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus selas
79. 
    Common name: Blacktip cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus semilineatus
80. 
    Common name: Kupang cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Ostorhinchus wassinki
81. 
    Common name: bigtooth cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Paroncheilus affinis
82. Common name: Pigmented cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Phaeoptyx pigmentaria
83. Common name: Lateralstripe cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Pristiapogon abrogramma
84. 
    Common name: Narrowstripe cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Pristiapogon exostigma
85. Common name: Bridled cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Pristiapogon fraenatus
86. 
    Common name: Iridescent cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Pristiapogon kallopterus
87. Common name: Bandfin cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Pristiapogon taeniopterus
88. 
    Common name: Redfin cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Pristicon rhodopterus
89. Common name: Three-spot cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Pristicon trimaculatus
90. Common name: White-jawed cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Pseudamia amblyuroptera
91. Common name: Tail-spot cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Pseudamia gelatinosa
92. Common name: Paddlefish cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Pseudamia zonata
93. 
    Common name: Banggai cardinal fish

    Scientific name: Pterapogon kauderni
94. 
    Common name: Luminous cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Rhabdamia gracilis
95. 
    Common name: Blackfin Dartfish

    Scientific name: Rhabdamia nigrimentum
96. Common name: Short siphonfish

    Scientific name: Siphamia fistulosa
97. Common name: Sea urchin cardinal

    Scientific name: Siphamia mossambica
98. 
    Common name: Urchin cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Siphamia tubifer
99. 
    Common name: Pajama cardinalfish

    Scientific name: Sphaeramia nematoptera
100. 
     Common name: Orbiculate cardinalfish

     Scientific name: Sphaeramia orbicularis
101. Common name: Twostripe Cardinalfish

     Scientific name: Taeniamia ataenia
102. Common name: Twinspot cardinalfish

     Scientific name: Taeniamia biguttata
103. 
     Common name: Two-line Monocle Bream

     Scientific name: Taeniamia bilineata
104. Common name: Buru cardinalfish

     Scientific name: Taeniamia buruensis
105. Common name: Bridled Cardinalfish

     Scientific name: Taeniamia fucata
106. Common name: Lea's Cardinalfish

     Scientific name: Taeniamia leai
107. Common name: Lined Dartfish

     Scientific name: Taeniamia lineolata
108. 
     Common name: Longfin Cardinalfish

     Scientific name: Taeniamia macroptera
109. Common name: Mozambique Cardinalfish

     Scientific name: Taeniamia mozambiquensis
110. 
     Common name: Crimson Soldierfish

     Scientific name: Taeniamia pallida
111. 
     Common name: Blackbelted cardinalfish

     Scientific name: Taeniamia zosterophora
112. 
     Common name: Flying Fish

     Scientific name: Verulux cypselurus
113. Common name: Oddscale cardinalfish

     Scientific name: Zapogon evermanni
114. Common name: Fragile cardinalfish

     Scientific name: Zoramia fragilis
115. 
     Common name: Longspine cardinalfish

     Scientific name: Zoramia leptacantha