Pseudamiops Explained

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

Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Pseudamiops diaphanes J. E. Randall, 1998 (Transparent cardinalfish)
• Pseudamiops gracilicauda (Lachner, 1953) (Graceful-tailed cardinalfish)
• Pseudamiops pellucidus J. L. B. Smith, 1954 (Limpid cardinalfish)
• Pseudamiops phasma J. E. Randall, 2001
• Pseudamiops springeri Gon & Bogorodsky, 2013 ^[2]

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.
2. Gon, O., Bogorodsky, S.V. & Mal, A.O. (2013): Description of a new species of the cardinalfish genus Pseudamiops (Perciformes, Apogonidae) from the Red Sea. Zootaxa, 3701 (1): 93–100.