Definition
The family of small tropical fish commonly known as cardinal fish, characterized by large eyes and typically nocturnal behavior.
Etymology
From Apogon (the type genus) + -idae (the suffix denoting a taxonomic family in biology). Following Linnaean nomenclature, the family name is derived from its most representative genus.
Kelly Says
This entire family of fish has huge eyes relative to their body size—a feature that makes them perfect night hunters on coral reefs where they need every photon of available light.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አፖጎኒዴ
a-po-goh-nee-deh
ARالعربية
أَفَوْغُونِيّ
a-fa-w-goo-nee-y
BNবাংলা
অপোগোনী পরিবার
a-po-goh-nee pa-ri-ba-r
CACatalà
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
CSČeština
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
DADansk
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
DEDeutsch
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
ELΕλληνικά
Απογονονίδη
ah-po-goh-no-nee-deh
ESEspañol
apogonidos
ah-po-goh-nee-doh-s
FAفارسی
آپوگون
a-po-goh-n
FISuomi
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
FRFrançais
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
GUGU
આપોગોનિડ
a-po-goh-nid
HAHA
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
HEעברית
אפוגוניד
a-po-goh-nid
HIहिन्दी
अपोगोनिडे
a-po-goh-nee-deh
HUMagyar
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
IDBahasa Indonesia
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
IGIG
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
ITItaliano
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
MRMR
अपोगोनिडे
a-po-goh-nee-deh
MSBahasa Melayu
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
MYမြန်မာ
အပိုဂုနီ
a-po-goh-nee
NLNederlands
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
NONorsk
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
PAPA
ਅਪੋਗੋਨਿਡ
a-po-goh-nid
PLPolski
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
PTPortuguês
apogonídeos
ah-po-goh-nee-doh-s
RORomână
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
RUРусский
Апогониды
ah-po-goh-nee-dy
SVSvenska
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
SWKiswahili
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
TAதமிழ்
அப்போகோனிட் குடும்பம்
a-ppa-goh-o-nit ku-dum-bam
TEతెలుగు
అపోగోనిడ్ కుటుంబం
a-po-goh-nid ku-tu-mba-n
TLTL
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
TRTürkçe
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
UKУкраїнська
Апогоніди
ah-po-goh-nee-dy
URاردو
اپوگو نید
a-po-goh-nid
VITiếng Việt
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
YOYO
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day
ZH中文
阿波贡鱼科
a-bo-gon-yu-ke
ZUZU
Apogonidae
ah-po-goh-nee-day