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Class: Teleostei
Order: Kurtiformes
Family: Apogonidae Cardinalfishes
Subfamily: Pseudamiinae
Genus: Pseudamia

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)
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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Pseudamia amblyuroptera (Bleeker, 1856)

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Pseudamia amblyuroptera
[White-jawed cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Pseudamia gelatinosa Smith, 1956

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Pseudamia gelatinosa
[Gelatinous cardinalfish]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Pseudamia hayashii Randall, Lachner & Fraser, 1985

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Pseudamia hayashii
[Hayashi's cardinalfish]
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Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Pseudamia nigra
[Estuary cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Pseudamia rubra Randall & Ida, 1993

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Pseudamia rubra
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
Pseudamia tarri Randall, Lachner & Fraser, 1985

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Pseudamia tarri
[Tarr's cardinalfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Pseudamia zonata Randall, Lachner & Fraser, 1985

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Pseudamia zonata
[Paddlefish cardinalfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pseudamia amblyuroptera White-jawed cardinalfish Indo-West Pacific 8.5 SL 1856
Pseudamia gelatinosa Gelatinous cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 11 TL 1956
Pseudamia hayashii Hayashi's cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 10 TL 1985
Pseudamia nigra Estuary cardinalfish Western Central Pacific. 6 TL 1992
Pseudamia rubra Northwest Pacific 5.5 SL 1993
Pseudamia tarri Tarr's cardinalfish Western Indian Ocean 3.7 SL 1985
Pseudamia zonata Paddlefish cardinalfish Western Pacific 21 TL 1985



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