Zoramia

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

Zoramia
Zoramia leptacantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Kurtiformes
Family: Apogonidae
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Zoramia
D. S. Jordan, 1917
Type species
Apogon graeffii a synonym of Zoramia leptacantha

Species

The recognized species in this genus are:[2]

  • Zoramia flebila D. W. Greenfield, Langston & J. E. Randall, 2005
  • Zoramia fragilis (J. L. B. Smith, 1961) (fragile cardinalfish)
  • Zoramia gilberti (D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1905) (Gilbert's cardinalfish)
  • Zoramia leptacantha (Bleeker, 1856) (threadfin cardinalfish)
  • Zoramia perlita (T. H. Fraser & Lachner, 1985) (pearly cardinalfish)
  • Zoramia viridiventer D. W. Greenfield, Langston & J. E. Randall, 2005

References

  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Zoramia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. 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.


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