Pristicon is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the western Pacific Ocean.
Pristicon | |
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Pristicon trimaculatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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
editThe 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.