Neamia Explained

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

Species

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

• Neamia articycla T. H. Fraser & G. R. Allen, 2006 (circular cardinalfish)
• Neamia notula T. H. Fraser & G. R. Allen, 2001 (gillspot cardinalfish)
• Neamia octospina H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (eight-spine cardinalfish)
• Neamia xenica T. H. Fraser, 2010

Notes and References

1. 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.