Pseudamia
Genus of fishes
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Pseudamia is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
| Pseudamia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudaminae |
| Genus: | Pseudamia Bleeker, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Cheilodipterus polystigma, a synonym of Pseudamia amblyuroptera | |
Species
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Pseudamia amblyuroptera (Bleeker, 1856) (White-jawed cardinalfish)
- Pseudamia gelatinosa J. L. B. Smith, 1956 (Gelatinous cardinalfish)
- Pseudamia hayashii J. E. Randall, Lachner & T. H. Fraser, 1985 (Hayashi's cardinalfish)
- Pseudamia nigra G. R. Allen, 1992 (Estuary cardinalfish)
- Pseudamia rubra J. E. Randall & H. Ida, 1993
- Pseudamia tarri J. E. Randall, Lachner & T. H. Fraser, 1985 (Tarr's cardinalfish)
- Pseudamia zonata J. E. Randall, Lachner & T. H. Fraser, 1985 (Paddlefish cardinalfish)
