Foa (genus)

Updated on Oct 08, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Subfamily Apogoninae Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Family Apogonidae Higher classification Apogonidae

Similar Apogonidae, Foa brachygramma, Fowleria, Perciformes, Actinopterygii

Foa is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:

Foa brachygramma (O. P. Jenkins, 1903) (Weed cardinalfish)

Foa fo D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1905 (Weedy cardinalfish)

Foa hyalina (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) (Hyaline cardinalfish)

Foa leisi T. H. Fraser & J. E. Randall, 2011

Foa longimana M. C. W. Weber, 1909

Foa madagascariensis Petit, 1931

Foa nivosa T. H. Fraser & J. E. Randall, 2011

Foa yamba T. H. Fraser, 2014 (Yamba cardinalfish)

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