Fowleria
| Fowleria | |
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| Fowleria variegata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Apogoninae |
| Genus: | Fowleria D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 |
Fowleria 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:[1]
- Fowleria aurita Valenciennes, 1831 (Crosseyed cardinalfish)
- Fowleria flammea G. R. Allen, 1993 (Red stop light cardinalfish)
- Fowleria isostigma D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 (Dotted cardinalfish)
- Fowleria marmorata Alleyne & W. J. Macleay, 1877 (Marbled cardinalfish)
- Fowleria polystigma Bleeker, 1854
- Fowleria punctulata Rüppell, 1838 (Spotcheek cardinalfish)
- Fowleria vaiulae D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 (Mottled cardinalfish)
- Fowleria variegata Valenciennes, 1832 (Variegated cardinalfish)
References
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- ↑ Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014). Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.