| Genus/Species | Common Name | Image |
| Apogon abrogramma | Lateral-stripe cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon affinis | Big-tooth cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon albimaculosus | Cream-spotted cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon amboinensis | Amboina cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon americanus | Brazilian flame fish |  |
| Apogon angustatus | Broad-striped cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon annularis | Ring-tail cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon aphanes | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon apogonoides | Short-tooth cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon argyrogaster | Silver-mouth siphon fish |  |
| Apogon aroubiensis | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon aterrimus | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon atradorsatus | Black-tip cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon atricaudus | Plain cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon atripes | Bullseye cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon atrogaster | Black-belly cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon aureus | Ring-tailed cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon aurolineatus | Bridle cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon axillaris | Axillary-spot cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon bandanensis | Big-eye cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon binotatus | Barred cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon brevicaudatus | Many-banded cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon brevispinis | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon bryx | Offshore cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon campbelli | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon cantoris | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon capricornis | Capricorn cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon carinatus | Ocellate cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon catalai | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon caudicinctus | Little tail-band cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon cavitensis | White-line cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon ceramensis | Mangrove cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon chalcius | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon cheni | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon chrysopomus | Spotted-gill cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon chrysotaenia | Yellow-lined cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon cladophilos | Shelter cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon coccineus | Ruby cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon compressus | Ochre-striped cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon cookii | Cook's cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon crassiceps | Transparent cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon cyanosoma | Yellow-striped cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon cyanotaenia | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon dammermani | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon darnleyensis | Darnley's cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon deetsie | Deetsie's cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon dianthus | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon dispar | Red-spot cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon diversus | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon doederleini | Doederlein's cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon doryssa | Long-spine cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon dovii | Tail-spot cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon endekataenia | Candy-stripe cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon enigmaticus | Dhofar cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon erythrinus | Hawaiian ruby cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon erythrosoma | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon evermanni | Evermann's cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon exostigma | Narrow-stripe cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon fasciatus | Broad-banded cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon flagelliferus | Coachwhip cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon flavus | Brassy cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon fleurieu | Flower cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon fraenatus | Bridled cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon fragilis | Fragile cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon franssedai | Frans' cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon fukuii | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon fuscus | Ghost cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon gardiner | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon gilberti | Gilbert's cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon gouldi | Deep-water cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon griffini | Hook-fin cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon guadalupensis | Guadalupe cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon guamensis | Guam cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon gularis | Gular cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon hartzfeldii | Hartzfeld's cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon heptastygma | Nine-spot cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon hoevenii | Frost-fin cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon holotaenia | Copper-striped cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon hungi | Unspecified | |
| Apogon hyalosoma | Mangrove cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon hypselonotus | Long-spine cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon imberbis | Cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon indicus | Indian cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon ishigakiensis | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon isus | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon jenkinsi | Spot-nape cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon kallopterus | Iridescent cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon kalosoma | Pinstripe cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon kautamea | Rapanui cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon kiensis | Rifle cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon komodoensis | Komodo cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon lachneri | White-star cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon lateralis | Pinstripe cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon lativittatus | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon latus | Unspecified | |
| Apogon leptacanthus | Thread-fin cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon leptocaulus | Slender-tail cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon leptofasciatus | Slender-line cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon leslie | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon limenus | Sydney cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon lineatus | Indian perch |  |
| Apogon lineomaculatus | Line-spot cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon luteus | Yellow cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon maculatus | Flame fish |  |
| Apogon maculiferus | Spotted cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon margaritophorus | Red-striped cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon marquesensis | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon melanoproctus | Black-vent cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon melanopterus | Unspecified | |
| Apogon melanopus | Monster cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon melas | Black cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon menesemus | Band-fin cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon microspilos | Microspot cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon moluccensis | Moluccan cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon monospilus | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon mosavi | Dwarf cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon multilineatus | Many-lined cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon multitaeniatus | Small-scale cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon mydrus | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon nanus | Tiny cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon neotes | Mini cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon niger | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon nigripes | Black-foot cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon nigripinnis | Bullseye cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon nigrocincta | Black-belt cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon nigrofasciatus | Black-stripe cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon nitidus | Blue-spot cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon norfolcensis | Norfolk cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon notatus | Spot-nape cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon noumeae | Unspecified | |
| Apogon novaeguineae | New Guinea cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon novemfasciatus | Seven-striped cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon ocellicaudus | Tail-eye cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon opercularis | Pearly-cheek cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon oxina | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon oxygrammus | Sharp-line cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon pacificus | Pink cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon pallidofasciatus | Pale-striped cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon parvulus | Red-spot cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon perlitus | Pearly cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon pharaonis | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon phenax | Mimic cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon pillionatus | Broad-saddle cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon planifrons | Pale cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon pleuron | Rib-bar cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon poecilopterus | Pearly-finned cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon posterofasciatus | Rear-bar cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon properuptus | Southern orange-lined cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon pselion | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon pseudomaculatus | Two-spot cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon quadrisquamatus | Saw-cheek cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon quartus | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon queketti | Spot-fin cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon quinquestriatus | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon radcliffei | Unspecified | |
| Apogon regani | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon regula | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon relativus | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon retrosella | Bar-spot cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon rhodopterus | Red-fin cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon robbyi | Striped cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon robinsi | Rough-lip cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon rubellus | Unspecified | |
| Apogon rubrifuscus | Flat-head cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon rubrimacula | Ruby-spot cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon rueppellii | Gobbleguts cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon rufus | Rufus cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon savayensis | Samoan cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon schlegeli | Schlegel's cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon sealei | Seale's cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon selas | Meteor cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon semilineatus | Half-lined cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon seminigracaudus | Dark-tail cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon semiornatus | Oblique-banded cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon septemstriatus | Seven-band cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon sialis | Twin-bar cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon sinus | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon smithi | Smith's cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon spilurus | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon striatodes | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon striatus | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon susanae | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon taeniatus | Two-belt cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon taeniophorus | Reef-flat cardinalfish |  |
| Apogon taeniopterus | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon talboti | Flame cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon tchefouens | Unspecified | |
| Apogon thermalis | Sangi cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon timorensis | Timor cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon townsendi | Belted cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon tricinctus | Three-band cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon trimaculatus | Three-spot cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon truncatus | Flag-fin cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon unicolor | Big red cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon uninotatus | One-spot cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon unitaeniatus | Single-striped cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon urostigma | Unspecified |  |
| Apogon victoriae | Western striped cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon wassinki | Kupang cardinal fish |  |
| Apogon wilsoni | Unspecified | |
| Apogon zebrinus | Unspecified |  |
| Apogonichthyoides cathetogramma | Unspecified |  |
| Apogonichthyoides chrysurus | Golden cardinal fish |  |
| Apogonichthyoides erdmanni | Deep-reef cardinal fish |  |
| Apogonichthyoides euspilotus | Unspecified | |
| Apogonichthyoides maculipinnis | Unspecified |  |
| Apogonichthyoides miniatus | Unspecified |  |
| Apogonichthyoides pseudotaeniatus | Double-bar cardinal fish |  |
| Apogonichthyoides umbratilis | Cryptic cardinal fish |  |
| Apogonichthys landoni | Unspecified |  |
| Apogonichthys ocellatus | Ocellated cardinal fish |  |
| Apogonichthys perdix | Perdix cardinal fish |  |
| Archamia ataenia | Barless cardinal fish |  |
| Archamia biguttata | Twin-spot cardinal fish |  |
| Archamia bilineata | Unspecified |  |
| Archamia bleekeri | Gon's cardinal fish |  |
| Archamia buruensis | Buru cardinal fish |  |
| Archamia flavofasciata | Unspecified |  |
| Archamia fucata | Orange-lined cardinal fish |  |
| Archamia leai | Lea's cardinal fish |  |
| Archamia lineolata | Shimmering cardinal fish |  |
| Archamia macroptera | Dusky-tailed cardinal fish |  |
| Archamia mozambiquensis | Mozambique cardinal fish |  |
| Archamia pallida | Unspecified |  |
| Archamia zosterophora | Black-belted cardinal fish |  |
| Astrapogon alutus | Bronze cardinal fish |  |
| Astrapogon puncticulatus | Black-fin cardinal fish |  |
| Astrapogon stellatus | Conch fish |  |
| Cercamia cladara | Unspecified |  |
| Cercamia eremia | Glassy cardinal fish |  |
| Cheilodipterus alleni | Allen's cardinal fish |  |
| Cheilodipterus arabicus | Tiger cardinal fish |  |
| Cheilodipterus artus | Wolf cardinal fish |  |
| Cheilodipterus intermedius | Intermediate cardinal fish |  |
| Cheilodipterus isostigmus | Dog-toothed cardinal fish |  |
| Cheilodipterus lachneri | Unspecified |  |
| Cheilodipterus macrodon | Large-toothed cardinal fish |  |
| Cheilodipterus nigrotaeniatus | Unspecified |  |
| Cheilodipterus novemstriatus | Indian Ocean two-spot cardinal fish |  |
| Cheilodipterus octovittatus | Unspecified | |
| Cheilodipterus parazonatus | Mimic cardinal fish |  |
| Cheilodipterus persicus | Persian cardinal fish |  |
| Cheilodipterus pygmaios | Unspecified |  |
| Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus | Five-lined cardinal fish |  |
| Cheilodipterus singapurensis | Truncate cardinal fish |  |
| Cheilodipterus zonatus | Yellow-belly cardinal fish |  |
| Coranthus polyacanthus | Unspecified |  |
| Foa brachygramma | Weed cardinal fish |  |
| Foa fo | Weedy cardinal fish |  |
| Foa hyalina | Hyaline cardinal fish |  |
| Foa leisi | Unspecified |  |
| Foa madagascariensis | Unspecified |  |
| Foa nivosa | Unspecified |  |
| Foa yamba | Yamba cardinal fish |  |
| Fowleria aurita | Cross-eyed cardinal fish |  |
| Fowleria flammea | Unspecified |  |
| Fowleria isostigma | Dotted cardinal fish |  |
| Fowleria marmorata | Marbled cardinal fish |  |
| Fowleria punctulata | Spot-cheek cardinal fish |  |
| Fowleria vaiulae | Mottled cardinal fish |  |
| Fowleria variegata | Variegated cardinal fish |  |
| Glossamia abo | Unspecified | |
| Glossamia aprion | Mouth-almighty fish |  |
| Glossamia arguni | Unspecified |  |
| Glossamia beauforti | Beaufort's mouth-almighty fish |  |
| Glossamia gjellerupi | Gjellerup's mouth-almighty fish | |
| Glossamia heurni | Unspecified | |
| Glossamia narindica | Slender mouth-almighty fish |  |
| Glossamia sandei | Sande's mouth-almighty fish | |
| Glossamia timika | Timika mouth-almighty fish |  |
| Glossamia trifasciata | Three-barred mouth-almighty fish | |
| Glossamia wichmanni | Wichmann's mouth-almighty fish |  |
| Gymnapogon africanus | Crystal cardinal fish |  |
| Gymnapogon annona | Naked cardinal fish |  |
| Gymnapogon foraminosus | Unspecified | |
| Gymnapogon japonicus | Unspecified |  |
| Gymnapogon melanogaster | Unspecified |  |
| Gymnapogon philippinus | Philippine cardinal fish |  |
| Gymnapogon urospilotus | B-spot cardinal fish |  |
| Gymnapogon vanderbilti | Vanderbilt's cardinal fish |  |
| Holapogon maximus | Titan cardinal fish |  |
| Jaydia albomarginatus | Unspecified |  |
| Jaydia ellioti | Flag-fin cardinal fish |  |
| Jaydia erythrophthalma | Unspecified |  |
| Jaydia photogaster | Silver-belly cardinal fish |  |
| Lachneratus phasmaticus | Phantom cardinal fish |  |
| Lepidamia natalensis | Unspecified |  |
| Lepidamia omanensis | Oman cardinal fish |  |
| Neamia articycla | Circular cardinal fish |  |
| Neamia notula | Gill-spot cardinal fish |  |
| Neamia octospina | Eight-spine cardinal fish |  |
| Neamia xenica | Unspecified |  |
| Nectamia ignitops | Fire-eye cardinal fish |  |
| Nectamia luxuria | Multi-barred cardinal fish |  |
| Nectamia similis | Similar cardinal fish |  |
| Nectamia viria | Bracelet cardinal fish |  |
| Paxton concilians | Paxton's cardinal fish |  |
| Phaeoptyx conklini | Freckled cardinal fish |  |
| Phaeoptyx pigmentaria | Dusky cardinal fish |  |
| Phaeoptyx xenus | Sponge cardinal fish |  |
| Pseudamia amblyuroptera | White-jawed cardinal fish |  |
| Pseudamia gelatinosa | Gelatinous cardinal fish |  |
| Pseudamia hayashii | Hayashi's cardinal fish |  |
| Pseudamia nigra | Estuary cardinal fish |  |
| Pseudamia rubra | Unspecified |  |
| Pseudamia tarri | Tarr's cardinal fish |  |
| Pseudamia zonata | Paddle-fish cardinal fish |  |
| Pseudamiops diaphanes | Transparent cardinalfish |  |
| Pseudamiops gracilicauda | Graceful-tailed cardinal fish |  |
| Pseudamiops pellucidus | Limpid cardinal fish |  |
| Pseudamiops phasma | Unspecified |  |
| Pseudamiops springeri | Unspecified |  |
| Pterapogon kauderni | Banggai cardinal fish |  |
| Quinca mirifica | Sail-fin cardinal fish |  |
| Rhabdamia clupeiformis | Unspecified | |
| Rhabdamia cypselura | Swallow-tail cardinal fish |  |
| Rhabdamia gracilis | Luminous cardinal fish |  |
| Rhabdamia mentalis | Unspecified |  |
| Rhabdamia nigrimentum | Unspecified |  |
| Rhabdamia nuda | Unspecified | |
| Rhabdamia spilota | Unspecified |  |
| Siphamia arabica | Unspecified | |
| Siphamia argentea | Silver siphon fish |  |
| Siphamia brevilux | Short-light siphon fish |  |
| Siphamia cephalotes | Wood's siphon fish |  |
| Siphamia corallicola | Coral siphon fish |  |
| Siphamia cuneiceps | Wedge-head siphon fish |  |
| Siphamia cyanophthalma | Blue-eye siphon fish |  |
| Siphamia elongata | Elongate siphon fish |  |
| Siphamia fistulosa | Fistulose cardinal fish |  |
| Siphamia fraseri | Unspecified |  |
| Siphamia fuscolineata | Crown-of-thorns cardinal fish |  |
| Siphamia goreni | Unspecified |  |
| Siphamia guttulata | Speckled siphon fish |  |
| Siphamia jebbi | Jebb's siphon fish |  |
| Siphamia majimai | Striped siphon fish |  |
| Siphamia mossambica | Sea urchin cardinal fish |  |
| Siphamia randalli | Unspecified |  |
| Siphamia roseigaster | Pink-breasted siphon fish |  |
| Siphamia senoui | Unspecified |  |
| Siphamia spinicola | Reef siphon fish |  |
| Siphamia stenotes | Narrow-lined siphon fish |  |
| Siphamia tubifer | Tubifer cardinal fish |  |
| Siphamia tubulata | Siphon fish |  |
| Sphaeramia nematoptera | Pajama cardinal fish |  |
| Sphaeramia orbicularis | Orbiculate cardinal fish |  |
| Taeniamia kagoshimanus | Unspecified |  |
| Taeniamia melasma | Black-spot cardinal fish |  |
| Vincentia badia | Scarlet cardinal fish |  |
| Vincentia conspersa | Southern cardinal fish |  |
| Vincentia macrocauda | Smooth cardinal fish |  |
| Vincentia novaehollandiae | Eastern gobbleguts cardinal fish |  |
| Vincentia punctata | Orange cardinal fish |  |
| Zoramia flebila | Unspecified |  |
| Zoramia viridiventer | Unspecified |  |
