Archamia Explained
Archamia bleekeri, also known as Gon's cardinalfish, is a species of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. It is native to the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean from Africa to Indonesia and from Taiwan to Queensland, Australia. This species occurs in mangrove forests and reefs, and is an inhabitant of shipwrecks, preferring silty areas with muddy or sandy substrates. This species grows to a total length of 10cm (00inches). This species is the only member of the genus Archamia. The other species were moved to the new genus Taeniamia in 2013.[1] [2]
Species formerly in genus Archamia
12 species were formerly assigned to this genus, but have now been moved into Taeniamia:
- Archamia ataenia J. E. Randall & Satapoomin, 1999
- Archamia biguttata Lachner, 1951 (Twinspot cardinalfish)
- Archamia bilineata Gon & J. E. Randall, 1995
- Archamia buruensis (Bleeker, 1856) (Buru cardinalfish)
- Archamia flavofasciata Gon & J. E. Randall, 2003
- Archamia fucata (Cantor, 1849) (Orangelined cardinalfish)
- Archamia leai Waite, 1916 (Lea's cardinalfish)
- Archamia lineolata (G. Cuvier, 1828) (Shimmering cardinal)
- Archamia macroptera (G. Cuvier, 1828) (Dusky-tailed cardinalfish)
- Archamia mozambiquensis J. L. B. Smith, 1961 (Mozambique cardinalfish)
- Archamia pallida Gon & J. E. Randall, 1995
- Archamia zosterophora (Bleeker, 1856) (Blackbelted cardinalfish)
Notes and References
- Fraser, T.H. (2013): A new genus of cardinalfish (Apogonidae: Percomorpha), redescription of Archamia and resemblances and relationships with Kurtus (Kurtidae: Percomorpha). Zootaxa, 3714 (1): 1–63.
- 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.
