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Foa brachygramma (Jenkins, 1903)

Weed cardinalfish
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Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: Foa
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Rare in silty coastal reefs, at 0.5-2 m (Ref. 11890). Recorded from Port Moresby Harbour, Daugo Is. and Bootless Bay (Ref. 6192); Kimbe Bay (Ref. 28888); and Milne Bay (Ref. 41464).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fraser, T.H. and J.E. Randall, 2011
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Common cardinal, Harbour cardinalfish, Foa, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology:

Issue
Junior synonym Apogonichthys zuluensis Fowler, 1934 of this species is considered a synonym of Foa madagascariensis (by Fraser et al. in review) (Ref. 93673) or Foa fo (T. Fraser, pers.comm. 16/03/2019).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 134 m (Ref. 27665).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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