Apogonichthyoides pharaonis (Bellotti, 1874)
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
Apogonichthyoides pharaonis, commonly known as the Pharaoh cardinalfish, is a species of cardinalfish from the family Apogonidae which is found the western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. It is one of a group of species which have colonised the eastern Mediterranean Sea from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal, a process known as Lessepsian migration.
Wikipedia contributors, Apogonichthyoides pharaonis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:03:09.615095+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Apogonichthyoides pharaonis (Bellotti, 1874)
- Name authority
- (Bellotti, 1874)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Apogoniformes
- Family
- Apogonidae
- Genus
- Apogonichthyoides
- 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
- genusApogonichthyoides Smith, 1949
- speciesApogonichthyoides pharaonis (Bellotti, 1874)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Apogonichthyoides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Apogonichthyoides pseudotaeniatus (Gon, 1986) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus (Weber, 1909) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apogonichthyoides cantoris (Bleeker, 1851) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apogonichthyoides erdmanni Fraser & Allen, 2011 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apogonichthyoides heptastygma (Cuvier, 1828) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apogonichthyoides maculipinnis (Regan, 1908) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apogonichthyoides niger (Döderlein, 1883) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apogonichthyoides opercularis (MacLeay, 1878) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apogonichthyoides regani (Whitley, 1951) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apogonichthyoides taeniatus (Cuvier, 1828) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apogonichthyoides timorensis (Bleeker, 1854) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apogonichthyoides umbratilis Fraser & Allen, 2010 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Apogon pharaonis Bellotti, 1874 Bellotti, 1874 | 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=475090 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:FT9T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.