Nectamia

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

Similar Pristiapogon, Zoramia, Ostorhinchus, Apogonichthyoides, Fowleria

Nectamia is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:

Nectamia annularis (Rüppell, 1829) (Ringtail cardinalfish)

Nectamia bandanensis (Bleeker, 1854) (Bigeye cardinalfish)

Nectamia fusca (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Ghost cardinalfish)

Nectamia ignitops T. H. Fraser, 2008 (Fire-eye cardinalfish)

Nectamia luxuria T. H. Fraser, 2008 (Multi-barred cardinalfish)

Nectamia savayensis (Günther, 1872) (Samoan cardinalfish)

Nectamia similis T. H. Fraser, 2008 (Similar cardinalfish)

Nectamia viria T. H. Fraser, 2008 (Bracelet cardinalfish)

Nectamia zebrinus (T. H. Fraser, J. E. Randall & Lachner, 1999)

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