Xeniamia
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Fraser & Prokofiev, 2016 [1]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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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