Foa (genus)
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| Foa | |
|---|---|
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| Weed Cardinalfish (F. brachygramma) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Genus: | Foa D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1905 |
Foa is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Foa albimaculosa (Kailola, 1976) (Cream-spotted cardinalfish)
- Foa brachygramma (O. P. Jenkins, 1903) (Weed cardinalfish)
- Foa fo D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1905 (Weedy cardinalfish)
- Foa hyalina (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
- Foa madagascariensis Petit, 1931
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Foa in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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