Apogon imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Apogon imberbis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:03:01.450997+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Apogon imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Apogoniformes
- Family
- Apogonidae
- Genus
- Apogon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderApogoniformes
- familyApogonidae Günther, 1859
- subfamilyApogoninae Günther, 1859
- genusApogon Lacepède, 1801
- speciesApogon imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Apogon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe cardinalfishApogon guadalupensis (Osburn & Nichols, 1916) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bridle cardinalfishApogon aurolineatus (Mowbray, 1927) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apogon dianthus Fraser & Randall, 2002 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| ruby cardinalfishApogon coccineus Rüppell, 1838 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| plain cardinalfishApogon atricaudus Jordan & McGregor, 1898 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apogon atradorsatus Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apogon americanus Castelnau, 1855 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| barred cardinalfishApogon binotatus (Poey, 1867) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apogon caudicinctus Randall & Smith, 1988 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apogon ceramensis Bleeker, 1852 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apogon deetsie Randall, 1998 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apogon doryssa (Jordan & Seale, 1906) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Kuhlia rubens (Spinola, 1807) (Spinola, 1807) | synonym |
| Apogon inermis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Amia imberbe (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Apogon rexmullorum Cuvier, 1828 Cuvier, 1828 | synonym |
| Centropomus rubens Spinola, 1807 Spinola, 1807 | synonym |
| Mullus imberbis Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Amia imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Apogon (Apogon) imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273021 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:FSF8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.