Xeniamia

Xeniamia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Apogonidae
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Xeniamia
Fraser & Prokofiev, 2016 [1]
Species:
X. atrithorax
Binomial name
Xeniamia atrithorax
Fraser & Prokofiev, 2016 [1]

Xeniamia atrithorax is a species of cardinalfish in the family Apogonidae. It can be found in South China Sea off Khanh Hoa Province in Vietnam. This species is the only member of the genus Xeniamia.

X. atrithorax may be able to produce bioluminescence.[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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