Xeniamia
Xeniamia atrithorax is a species of cardinalfish in the family Apogonidae found in South China Sea off Khanh Hoa Province in Vietnam. This species is the only member of the genus Xeniamia. X. atrithorax is a possibly luminous species.[1]
| Xeniamia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Kurtiformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Apogoninae |
| Genus: | Xeniamia Fraser & Prokofiev, 2016 [1] |
| Species: | X. atrithorax |
| Binomial name | |
| Xeniamia atrithorax | |
References
- Fraser, T.H. & Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): A new genus and species of cardinalfish (Percomorpha, Apogonidae, Sphaeramiini) from the coastal waters of Vietnam: luminescent or not? Zootaxa, 4144 (2): 227–242.
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