Phaeoptyx

Phaeoptyx is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean.

Phaeoptyx
Phaeoptyx conklini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Apogonidae
Subfamily:	Apogoninae
Genus:	Phaeoptyx T. H. Fraser & C. R. Robins, 1970
Type species
Amia conklini Silvester, 1915

Species

The recognized species in this genus are:^[1]

• Phaeoptyx conklini (Silvester, 1915) (freckled cardinalfish)
• Phaeoptyx pigmentaria (Poey, 1860) (dusky cardinalfish)
• Phaeoptyx xenus (J. E. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1968) (sponge cardinalfish)