Apogonoidei

Apogonoidei Temporal range: Maastrichtian–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Kurtus indicus female
Apogon imberbis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Suborder:	Apogonoidei Thacker, 2009
Families
Kurtidae Bleeker, 1859 Apogonidae Günther, 1859
Synonyms
Kurtiformes D.S. Jordan, 1923[1]

The Apogonoidei is a suborder of gobiiform fish consisting of two families: the Indo-Pacific Kurtidae (consisting solely of two species in the genus Kurtus) and the much more diverse and widespread Apogonidae (the cardinalfishes). The order is part of the Percomorpha clade and, based on phylogenetic evidence, is considered a sister taxon to the gobies and sand divers.^[2] In some older treatments, it is instead treated as its own order, Kurtiformes (/ˈkɜːrtɪfɔːrmiːz/).