Xeniamia

Xeniamia atrithorax
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Xeniamia
T. H. Fraser & Prokofiev, 2016 [1]
Species: X. atrithorax
Binomial name
Xeniamia atrithorax
T. H. Fraser & Prokofiev, 2016 [1]

Xeniamia atrithorax, is a species of cardinalfish in the family Apogonidae found in South China Sea off Khanh Hoa Province in Vietnam. This species is the only member of its genus. X. atrithorax is a possibly luminous species.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fraser, T.H. & Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): A new genus and species of cardinalfish (Percomorpha, Apogonidae, Sphaeramiini) from the coastal waters of Vietnam: luminescent or not? Zootaxa, 4144 (2): 227–242.


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