Apogon imberbis

Apogon imberbis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Kurtiformes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Apogon
Species:
A. imberbis
Binomial name
Apogon imberbis
Synonyms[2]

Apogon rexmullorum Cuvier, 1828
Apogon ruber Lacepède, 1801
Kuhlia rubens (Spinola, 1807)
Amia imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mullus imberbis Linnaeus, 1758

Apogon imberbis, the cardinalfish, the Mediterranean cardinalfish or king of the mullets, is a species of ray-finned fish, a cardinalfish belonging to the family Apogonidae. It is widely distributed in the Mediterranean and along the warm temperate and tropical eastern Atlantic coasts from Portugal south to the Gulf of Guinea.

School of A. imberbis
  1. ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Fraser, T.; Gilmore, G. (2015). "Apogon imberbis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195886A2429460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T195886A2429460.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Synonyms of Apogon imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758)". Fishbase.org. Retrieved 1 February 2017.