Neamia

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Neamia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Kurtiformes
Family: Apogonidae
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Neamia
H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Type species
Neamia octospina
Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 [1]

Neamia is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

The recognized species in this genus are: [2]

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References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Neamia". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014): Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.