Glossamia

Updated on Dec 17, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Apogonidae Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes		Class Actinopterygii Subfamily Apogoninae Rank Genus

Similar Glossamia aprion, Astrapogon, Fowleria, Rhabdamia, Archamia

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Glossamia is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Apogonidae. The majority of the species are endemic to New Guinea, but G. aprion is also found in Australia.

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:

Glossamia abo (Herre, 1935)

Glossamia aprion (J. Richardson, 1842) (Mouth almighty)

Glossamia arguni Hadiaty & G. R. Allen, 2011

Glossamia beauforti (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Beaufort's mouth almighty)

Glossamia gjellerupi (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1929) (Gjellerup's mouth almighty)

Glossamia heurni (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1929)

Glossamia narindica T. R. Roberts, 1978 (Slender mouth almighty)

Glossamia sandei (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Sande's mouth almighty)

Glossamia timika G. R. Allen, Hortle & Renyaan, 2000 (Timika mouth almighty)

Glossamia trifasciata (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Three-barred mouth almighty)

Glossamia wichmanni (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Wichmann's mouth almighty)

References

Glossamia Wikipedia

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