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apogon
MEANING: type genus of the Apogonidae
Hypernym Tree (apogon is a type of)
fish_genus -- (any of various genus of fish
genus -- ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
taxonomic_group, taxonomic_category, taxon -- (animal or plant group having natural relations
biological_group -- (a group of plants or animals
group, grouping -- (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
Holonyms (apogon is a part of)
Apogonidae, family_Apogonidae -- (bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth
Also See
Cyprinus, genus_Cyprinus -- (type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp
Abramis, genus_Abramis -- (European fishes
Tinca, genus_Tinca -- (tench
Leuciscus, genus_Leuciscus -- (a genus of fish including: dace, chub
Notropis, genus_Notropis -- (shiners
Notemigonus, genus_Notemigonus -- (golden shiners
Rutilus, genus_Rutilus -- (roaches
Scardinius, genus_Scardinius -- (rudds
Phoxinus, genus_Phoxinus -- (minnows
Gobio, genus_Gobio -- (true gudgeons
Carassius, genus_Carassius -- (goldfish
Electrophorus, genus_Electrophorus -- (type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels
Catostomus, genus_Catostomus -- (type genus of the family Catostomidae
Ictiobus, genus_Ictiobus -- (buffalo fishes
Hypentelium, genus_Hypentelium -- (a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae
Maxostoma, genus_Maxostoma -- (a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae
Fundulus, genus_Fundulus -- (killifish
genus_Rivulus -- (killifish
Jordanella, genus_Jordanella -- (flagfishes
Xyphophorus, genus_Xyphophorus -- (swordtails
Lebistes, genus_Lebistes -- (guppies
Gambusia, genus_Gambusia -- (mosquitofish
Platypoecilus, genus_Platypoecilus -- (platys
Mollienesia, genus_Mollienesia -- (mollies
Holocentrus, genus_Holocentrus -- (type genus of the family Holocentridae; squirrelfishes
genus_Anomalops -- (type genus of the family Anomalopidae
Krypterophaneron, genus_Krypterophaneron -- (a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae
Photoblepharon, genus_Photoblepharon -- (a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae
Zeus, genus_Zeus -- (type genus of the family Zeidae
Capros, genus_Capros -- (a genus of fish in the family Caproidae
Antigonia, genus_Antigonia -- (a genus of fish in the family Caproidae
Fistularia, genus_Fistularia -- (type genus of the family Fistulariidae
Gasterosteus, genus_gasterosteus -- (type genus of the family Gasterosteidae
Syngnathus, genus_Syngnathus -- (type genus of the family Syngnathidae
Cosmocampus, genus_Cosmocampus -- (a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae
Hippocampus, genus_Hippocampus -- (seahorses
Aulostomus, genus_Aulostomus -- (type genus of the Aulostomidae
Petromyzon, genus_Petromyzon -- (typical lampreys
Myxine, genus_Myxine -- (type genus of the Myxinidae (typical hagfishes)
genus_Eptatretus -- (a genus of fossil fish of the family Myxinidae
Myxinikela, genus_Myxinikela -- (fossil hagfishes
genus_Chimaera -- (type genus of the Chimaeridae
Hexanchus, genus_Hexanchus -- (a genus of Hexanchidae
Lamna, genus_Lamna -- (a genus of Lamnidae
Isurus, genus_Isurus -- (mako sharks
Carcharodon, genus_Carcharodon -- (man-eating sharks
Cetorhinus, genus_Cetorhinus -- (comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae
Alopius, genus_Alopius -- (type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae
Orectolobus, genus_Orectolobus -- (carpet sharks
Ginglymostoma, genus_Ginglymostoma -- (nurse sharks
Carcharias, genus_Carcharias, Odontaspis, genus_Odontaspis -- (type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks
Rhincodon, genus_Rhincodon -- (whale sharks
Carcharhinus, genus_Carcharhinus -- (type genus of the Carcharhinidae
Negaprion, genus_Negaprion -- (lemon sharks
Prionace, genus_Prionace -- (blue sharks
Galeocerdo, genus_Galeocerdo -- (tiger sharks
Galeorhinus, genus_Galeorhinus -- (a genus of Carcharhinidae
Mustelus, genus_Mustelus -- (smooth dogfishes
Triaenodon, genus_Triaenodon -- (a genus of Triakidae
Squalus, genus_Squalus -- (spiny dogfishes
Sphyrna, genus_Sphyrna -- (type genus of the Sphyrnidae
Squatina, genus_Squatina -- (type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks
Pristis, genus_Pristis -- (type genus of the Pristidae
Dasyatis, genus_Dasyatis -- (type genus of the Dasyatidae
Gymnura, genus_Gymnura -- (butterfly rays
Aetobatus, genus_Aetobatus -- (a genus of Myliobatidae
Rhinoptera, genus_Rhinoptera -- (a genus of Myliobatidae
genus_Manta -- (a genus of Mobulidae
Mobula, genus_Mobula -- (type genus of the Mobulidae
Raja, genus_Raja -- (type genus of the family Rajidae
Latimeria, genus_Latimeria -- (type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth
genus_Ceratodus -- (type genus of the Ceratodontidae: extinct genus of lungfishes
Neoceratodus, genus_Neoceratodus -- (extant Australian lungfishes
Silurus, genus_Silurus -- (type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes
Malopterurus, genus_Malopterurus -- (electric catfish
Ameiurus, genus_Ameiurus -- (type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes
Ictalurus, genus_Ictalurus -- (channel catfishes
Pylodictus, genus_Pylodictus -- (flathead catfishes
Arius, genus_Arius -- (type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes
Gadus, genus_Gadus -- (type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes
Merlangus, genus_Merlangus -- (whitings
Lota, genus_Lota -- (burbot
Melanogrammus, genus_Melanogrammus -- (haddock
Pollachius, genus_Pollachius -- (pollack
Merluccius, genus_Merluccius -- (hakes
Urophycis, genus_Urophycis -- (hakes
Molva, genus_Molva -- (ling
Brosmius, genus_Browmius -- (cusk
Anguilla, genus_Anguilla -- (type genus of the Anguillidae: eels
Gonorhynchus, genus_Gonorhynchus -- (slender cylindrical marine fishes lacking air bladders and teeth
Alosa, genus_Alosa -- (shad
Pomolobus, genus_Pomolobus -- (genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned
Brevoortia, genus_Brevoortia -- (menhaden
Clupea, genus_Clupea -- (type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings
Sardina, genus_Sardina, genus_Sardinia -- (pilchards
Sardinops, genus_Sardinops -- (pilchards
Engraulis, genus_Engraulis -- (type genus of the family Engraulidae
Salmo, genus_Salmo -- (type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout
Onchorynchus, genus_Onchorynchus -- (sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; coho salmon
Salvelinus, genus_Salvelinus -- (brook trout
Coregonus, genus_Coregonus -- (type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishes
Prosopium, genus_Prosopium -- (whitefishes
Osmerus, genus_Osmerus -- (type genus of the Osmeridae
Mallotus, genus_Mallotus -- (capelins
genus_Tarpon -- (tarpons
Elops, genus_Elops -- (type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder
Albula, genus_Albula -- (type and sole genus of the family Albulidae
Argentina, genus_Argentina -- (type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines
Alepisaurus, genus_Alepisaurus -- (slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes
Lampris, genus_Lampris -- (type genus of the Lampridae
Trachipterus, genus_Trachipterus -- (type genus of the Trachipteridae
Reglaecus, genus_Regalecus -- (type genus of the Regalecidae
Lophius, genus_Lophius -- (type genus of family Lophiidae
Scomberesox, genus_Scomberesox, Scombresox, genus_Scombresox -- (a genus of Scomberesocidae
Ophiodon, genus_Ophiodon -- (a genus of Ophiodontidae
Anabas, genus_Anabas -- (the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch
Perca, genus_Perca -- (type genus of the Percidae
Stizostedion, genus_Stizostedion -- (pikeperches
Percina, genus_Percina -- (a genus of Percidae
Centropomus, genus_Centropomus -- (type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks
Esox, genus_Esox -- (type and only genus of the family Esocidae
Pomoxis, genus_Pomoxis -- (crappies
Lepomis, genus_Lepomis -- (bream
Ambloplites, genus_Ambloplites -- (a genus of Centrarchidae
Micropterus, genus_Micropterus -- (American freshwater black basses
Morone, genus_Morone -- (carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes
Synagrops, genus_Synagrops -- (a genus of Serranidae
Centropristis, genus_Centropristis -- (sea basses
Roccus, genus_Roccus -- (a genus of Serranidae
Polyprion, genus_Polyprion -- (wreckfish
Serranus, genus_Serranus -- (type genus of the Serranidae: mostly small Pacific sea basses
Epinephelus, genus_Epinephelus -- (genus of groupers or sea bass
Paranthias, genus_Paranthias -- (a genus of Serranidae
Mycteroperca, genus_Mycteroperca -- (groupers
Rypticus, genus_Rypticus -- (a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes
Hipsurus, genus_Hipsurus -- (a genus of Embiotocidae
Priacanthus, genus_Priacanthus -- (type genus of the Priacanthidae
Apogon, genus_Apogon -- (type genus of the Apogonidae
Astropogon, genus_Astropogon -- (a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae
Lopholatilus, genus_Lopholatilus -- (large brightly colored food fish of deep Atlantic waters
Pomatomus, genus_Pomatomus -- (type genus of the Pomatomidae
Rachycentron, genus_Rachycentron -- (genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia
Echeneis, genus_Echeneis -- (type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras
Remilegia, genus_Remilegia -- (a genus of Echeneididae
Caranx, genus_Caranx -- (type genus of the Carangidae
Elagatis, genus_Elagatis -- (a genus of Carangidae
Oligoplites, genus_Oligoplites -- (leatherjackets
Alectis, genus_Alectis -- (a genus of Carangidae
Selene, genus_Selene -- (a genus of Carangidae
Seriola, genus_Seriola -- (a genus of Carangidae
Trachinotus, genus_Trachinotus -- (a genus of Carangidae
Naucrates, genus_Naucrates -- (a genus of Carangidae
Trachurus, genus_Trachurus -- (scads especially horse mackerels
Selar, genus_Selar -- (big-eyed scad
Decapterus, genus_Decapterus -- (scads especially mackerel scad; cosmopolitan in distribution
Brama, genus_Brama -- (type genus of the Bramidae
Hemigrammus, genus_Hemigrammus -- (tetras
Paracheirodon, genus_Paracheirodon -- (a genus of Characidae
Serrasalmus, genus_Serrasalmus -- (piranhas
Tilapia, genus_Tilapia -- (a genus of Cichlidae
Lutjanus, genus_Lutjanus -- (type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers
Ocyurus, genus_Ocyurus -- (snappers
Haemulon, genus_Haemulon -- (type genus of the Haemulidae
Anisotremus, genus_Anisotremus -- (a genus of Haemulidae
Orthopristis, genus_Orthopristis -- (a genus of Haemulidae
Pagrus, genus_Pagrus -- (a genus of Sparidae
Pagellus, genus_Pagellus -- (sea breams
Archosargus, genus_Archosargus -- (a genus of Sparidae
Lagodon, genus_Lagodon -- (a genus of Sparidae
Calamus, genus_Calamus -- (a genus of Sparidae
Chrysophrys, genus_Chrysophrys -- (australian snapper
Stenotomus, genus_Stenotomus -- (scups
Equetus, genus_Equetus -- (drumfish
Bairdiella, genus_Bairdiella -- (drumfish
Sciaenops, genus_Sciaenops -- (a genus of Sciaenidae
Sciaena, genus_Sciaena -- (type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers
Micropogonias, genus_Micropogonias -- (croakers
Umbrina, genus_Umbrina -- (croakers
Menticirrhus, genus_Menticirrhus -- (kingfishes; whiting
Genyonemus, genus_Genyonemus -- (a genus of Sciaenidae
Seriphus, genus_Seriphus -- (a genus of Sciaenidae
Cynoscion, genus_Cynoscion -- (sea trout
Mullus, genus_Mullus -- (type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes
Mulloidichthys, genus_Mulloidichthys -- (a genus of Mullidae
Mugil, genus_Mugil -- (type genus of the Mugilidae: mullets
Atherinopsis, genus_Atherinopsis -- (a genus of Atherinidae
Sphyraena, genus_Sphyraena -- (type and sole genus of the Sphyraenidae: barracuda
Kyphosus, genus_Kyphosus -- (type genus of the Kyphosidae
Chaetodipterus, genus_Chaetodipterus -- (a genus of Ephippidae
genus_Chaetodon -- (type genus of the Chaetodontidae
Pomacanthus, genus_Pomacanthus -- (angelfishes
Pomacentrus, genus_Pomacentrus -- (type genus of the Pomacentridae: damselfishes
Amphiprion, genus_Amphiprion -- (damsel fishes
Abudefduf, genus_Abudefduf -- (damsel fishes
Achoerodus, genus_Achoerodus -- (a genus of Labridae
Lachnolaimus, genus_Lachnolaimus -- (a genus of Labridae
Halicoeres, genus_Halicoeres -- (a genus of Labridae
Thalassoma, genus_Thalassoma -- (a genus of Labridae
Hemipteronatus, genus_Hemipteronatus -- (razorfishes
Tautoga, genus_Tautoga -- (tautogs
Tautogolabrus, genus_Tautogolabrus -- (a genus of Labridae
Polydactylus, genus_Polydactylus -- (a genus of Polynemidae
Blennius, genus_Blennius -- (type genus of the Blenniidae
Scartella, genus_Scartella -- (a genus of Blenniidae
Chaenopsis, genus_Chaenopsis -- (a genus of fish of the family Clinidae including pikeblennies
Pholis, genus_Pholis -- (type genus of the Pholidae: gunnels
Lumpenus, genus_Lumpenus -- (a genus of Stichaeidae
Cryptacanthodes, genus_Cryptacanthodes -- (a genus of Stichaeidae
Anarhichas, genus_Anarhichas -- (type genus of the Anarhichadidae
Zoarces, genus_Zoarces -- (type genus of the Zoarcidae
Gymnelis, genus_Gymnelis -- (a genus of Zoarcidae
Macrozoarces, genus_Macrozoarces -- (a genus of Zoarcidae
Ammodytes, genus_Ammodytes -- (type genus of the Ammodytidae
Periophthalmus, genus_Periophthalmus -- (a genus of Gobiidae
Toxotes, genus_Toxotes -- (type genus of the Toxotidae
Acanthurus, genus_Acanthurus -- (type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes
Gempylus, genus_Gempylus -- (type genus of the Gempylidae
Lepidocybium, genus_Lepidocybium -- (a genus of Gempylidae
Scomber, genus_Scomber -- (type genus of the Scombridae
Acanthocybium, genus_Acanthocybium -- (wahoos
Scomberomorus, genus_Scomberomorus -- (Spanish mackerels
Thunnus, genus_Thunnus -- (tunas: warm-blooded fishes
Sarda, genus_Sarda -- (bonitos
Euthynnus, genus_Euthynnus -- (a genus of Scombridae
Katsuwonus, genus_Katsuwonus -- (oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae
Xiphias, genus_Xiphias -- (type genus of the Xiphiidae
Istiophorus, genus_Istiophorus -- (type genus of the Istiophoridae
Makaira, genus_Makaira -- (marlins
Tetrapturus, genus_Tetrapturus -- (a genus of Istiophoridae
Luvarus, genus_Luvarus -- (type genus of the Luvaridae
Poronotus, genus_Poronotus -- (a genus of Stromateidae
genus_Palometa -- (a genus of Stromateidae
Paprilus, genus_Paprilus -- (a genus of Stromateidae
Psenes, genus_Psenes -- (a genus of Stromateidae
Ariomma, genus_Ariomma -- (a genus of Stromateidae
Tetragonurus, genus_Tetragonurus -- (a genus of Stromateidae
Hyperoglyphe, genus_Hyperoglyphe -- (a genus of Stromateidae
Gobiesox, genus_Gobiesox -- (type genus of the Gobiesocidae
Lobotes, genus_Lobotes -- (type genus of the Lobotidae
Gerres, genus_Gerres -- (type genus of the Gerreidae
Eucinostomus, genus_Eucinostomus -- (a genus of Gerreidae
Sillago, genus_Sillago -- (type genus of the Sillaginidae
Amia, genus_Amia -- (type genus of the Amiidae
Polyodon, genus_Polyodon -- (type genus of the Polyodontidae
Psephurus, genus_Psephurus -- (a genus of Polyodontidae
Acipenser, genus_Acipenser -- (type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons
Lepisosteus, genus_Lepisosteus -- (type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars
Scorpaena, genus_Scorpaena -- (type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes
Pterois, genus_Pterois -- (lionfishes
Synanceja, genus_Synanceja -- (stonefishes
Sebastodes, genus_Sebastodes -- (rockfishes
Cottus, genus_Cottus -- (type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins
Hemitripterus, genus_Hemitripterus -- (sea ravens
Myxocephalus, genus_Myxocephalus -- (grubby
Cyclopterus, genus_Cyclopterus -- (type genus of the Cyclopteridae: lumpfishes
Liparis, genus_Liparis -- (type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes
Agonus, genus_Agonus -- (type genus of the Agonidae
Aspidophoroides, genus_Aspidophoroides -- (alligatorfishes
Hexagrammos, genus_Hexagrammos -- (type genus of the Hexagrammidae
Oxylebius, genus_Oxylebius -- (a genus of Hexagrammidae
Triga, genus_Triga -- (type genus of the Triglidae
Prionotus, genus_Prionotus -- (a genus of Triglidae
Peristedion, genus_Peristedion -- (in some classifications the type genus of the subfamily Peristediinae: armored sea robins
Dactylopterus, genus_Dactylopterus -- (a genus of Dactylopteridae
Balistes, genus_Balistes -- (type genus of the Balistidae
Monocanthus, genus_Monocanthus -- (type genus of the Monocanthidae
Lactophrys, genus_Lactophrys -- (a genus of Ostraciidae
Diodon, genus_Diodon -- (type genus of the Diodontidae
Chilomycterus, genus_Chilomycterus -- (burrfishes
genus_Mola -- (type genus of the Molidae
Pleuronectes, genus_Pleuronectes -- (type genus of the Pleuronectidae
Platichthys, genus_Platichthys -- (a genus of Pleuronectidae
Limanda, genus_Limanda -- (a genus of Pleuronectidae; righteye flounders having a humped nose and small scales; the underside is often brightly colored
Pseudopleuronectes, genus_Pseudopleuronectes -- (a genus of Pleuronectidae
Microstomus, genus_Microstomus -- (a genus of Pleuronectidae
Hippoglossoides, genus_Hippoglossoides -- (a genus of Pleuronectidae
Hippoglossus, genus_Hippoglossus -- (halibuts
Paralichthys, genus_Paralichthys -- (a genus of Bothidae
Etropus, genus_Etropus -- (a genus of Bothidae
Citharichthys, genus_Citharichthys -- (a genus of Bothidae
Scophthalmus, genus_Scophthalmus -- (a genus of Bothidae
Psetta, genus_Psetta -- (a genus of Bothidae
Solea, genus_Solea -- (type genus of the Soleidae
Parophrys, genus_Parophrys -- (a genus of Soleidae
Psettichthys, genus_Psettichthys -- (a genus of Soleidae
Trinectes, genus_Trinectes -- (a genus of Soleidae