Archamia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Kurtiformes |
Family: | Apogonidae |
Subfamily: | Apogoninae |
Genus: |
Archamia T. N. Gill, 1863 |
Species: | A. bleekeri
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Binomial name | |
Archamia bleekeri (
Günther, 1859)
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Synonyms | |
Apogon bleekeri Günther, 1859 |
Archamia bleekeri, also known as Gon's cardinalfish, is a species of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. It is native to the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean from Africa to Indonesia and from Taiwan to Queensland, Australia. This species occurs in mangrove forests and reefs, and is an inhabitant of shipwrecks, preferring silty areas with muddy or sandy substrates. This species grows to a total length of 10 cm (3.9 in). [1] This species is the only member of the genus Archamia. The other species were moved to the new genus Taeniamia in 2013. [2] [3]
12 species were formerly assigned to this genus, but have now been moved into Taeniamia: [4]
Archamia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Kurtiformes |
Family: | Apogonidae |
Subfamily: | Apogoninae |
Genus: |
Archamia T. N. Gill, 1863 |
Species: | A. bleekeri
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Binomial name | |
Archamia bleekeri (
Günther, 1859)
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Synonyms | |
Apogon bleekeri Günther, 1859 |
Archamia bleekeri, also known as Gon's cardinalfish, is a species of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. It is native to the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean from Africa to Indonesia and from Taiwan to Queensland, Australia. This species occurs in mangrove forests and reefs, and is an inhabitant of shipwrecks, preferring silty areas with muddy or sandy substrates. This species grows to a total length of 10 cm (3.9 in). [1] This species is the only member of the genus Archamia. The other species were moved to the new genus Taeniamia in 2013. [2] [3]
12 species were formerly assigned to this genus, but have now been moved into Taeniamia: [4]