Definition of Apogon

1. Noun. Type genus of the Apogonidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Apogon
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Apogonidae, Family Apogonidae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Apogon

Aplysiidae
Apocalypse
Apocalypses
Apocalypticism
Apocrypha
Apocryphal
Apocynaceae
Apocynum
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Apocynum cannabinum
Apocynum pumilum
Apodemus
Apodemus sylvaticus
Apodidae
Apodiformes
Apogon
Apogon maculatus
Apogonidae
Apoidea
Apollinaire
Apollinarian
Apollinarians
Apollinaris water
Apollo
Apollo's belt
Apollo's belts
Apollo asteroid
Apollo program
Apollonia
Apollonian

Literary usage of Apogon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Synopsis of the Fishes of North America by David Starr Jordan, Charles Henry Gilbert (1883)
"apogon, 291. 291.— apogon King of the Mullets. ... 411,1802: type apogon ruber Lac. ... of preopercle serrulate ; scales very large. (apogon. ..."

2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1834)
"There is one of them in the Mediterranean, commonly called king of the mullets, (apogon rex mullo- rum, Cuv. Mullus imberbis, Lin.) Cuv. Mem. du Mus. i. ..."

3. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"Pa- ramia with strong canines is allied to apogon, and similar in color and habit. Allied to apogon are several small groups often taken as distinct ..."

4. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1883)
"apogon COOKII, M'Leay. Proc. Linn. Soc., NS "Wales, Yol. v., p. 344. " Meta " of the New G-uinea natives. 38. apogon AMBOINENSIS, Bleek. ..."

5. The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes: Being by John Stanley Gardiner (1903)
"apogon sp. N. Male, 35/ D. vu, 19; A. n, 8; L. lat. about 25. This species is represented by two very small specimens, each 15 mm. in total length. ..."

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