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Foa (genus)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Subfamily
  
Apogoninae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Apogonidae

Higher classification
  
Apogonidae

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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)

    • References

    Foa (genus) Wikipedia
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