Biology:Foa (genus)

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Foa
Foa brachygramma.jpg
Foa brachygramma
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Kurtiformes
Family: Apogonidae
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Foa
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1905
Type species
Fowleria brachygrammus
Jenkins, 1903

Foa 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]

  • Foa brachygramma (O. P. Jenkins, 1903) (Weed cardinalfish)
  • Foa fo D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1905 (Weedy cardinalfish)
  • Foa hyalina (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) (Hyaline cardinalfish) [2]
  • Foa leisi T. H. Fraser & J. E. Randall, 2011 [3]
  • Foa longimana M. C. W. Weber, 1909 [2]
  • Foa madagascariensis Petit, 1931
  • Foa nivosa T. H. Fraser & J. E. Randall, 2011 [3]
  • Foa yamba T. H. Fraser, 2014 (Yamba cardinalfish) [2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5463787 entry