Pseudamia Explained

Pseudamia is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• 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)

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.