Pristicon is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the western Pacific Ocean.
| Pristicon | |
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| Pristicon trimaculatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Kurtiformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Apogoninae |
| Genus: | Pristicon T. H. Fraser, 1972 |
| Type species | |
| Apogon trimaculatus Cuvier, 1828
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Species edit
The recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Pristicon rhodopterus (Bleeker, 1852) (redfin cardinalfish)
- Pristicon rufus (J. E. Randall & T. H. Fraser, 1999) (rufous cardinalfish)
- Pristicon trimaculatus (G. Cuvier, 1828) (three-spot cardinalfish)
References edit
- ^ 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.
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