- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Subphylum Vertebrata
- Infraphylum Gnathostomata
- Parvphylum Osteichthyes
- Gigaclass Actinopterygii
- Class Actinopteri
- Subclass Teleostei
- Order Kurtiformes (nurseryfishes and cardinalfishes)
- Family Apogonidae
Child taxons:
| Genus Apogon |     |
| Genus Apogonichthyoides |  |
| Genus Archamia |  |
| Genus Cercamia |  |
| Genus Cheilodipterus |     |
| Genus Foa |  |
| Genus Fowleria |  |
| Genus Nectamia |     |
| Genus Ostorhinchus |     |
| Genus Phaeoptyx |  |
| Genus Pristiapogon |     |
| Genus Pristicon |  |
| Genus Rhabdamia |  |
| Genus Siphamia |   |
| Genus Sphaeramia |   |
| Genus Verulux |  |
| Genus Zoramia |   |