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Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) >
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Glossamia: Greek, glossa = tongue + Greek, amia = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Willem Cornelis van Heurn (1887–1972) was a Dutch taxonomist, civil engineer, botanist, educationalist and collector who worked for a period at the Natural History Museum, Leiden. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Weber & deBeaufort.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: northern New Guinea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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Mabuchi, K., T.H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma and M. Nishida, 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. (Ref. 96888)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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