Pseudamiops

Genus of fishes

Pseudamiops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Kurtiformes
Family: Apogonidae
Subfamily: Pseudaminae
Genus: Pseudamiops
J. L. B. Smith, 1954
Type species
Pseudamiops pellucidus
J. L. B. Smith, 1954
Synonyms

Lachneria Smith, 1954

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]

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.
Taxon identifiers
Pseudamiops


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