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Class: Teleostei
Order: Kurtiformes
Family: Apogonidae Cardinalfishes
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Jaydia

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19 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Jaydia albomarginatus Western Central Pacific. 10.2 SL 1912
Jaydia argyrogaster Silvermouth siphonfish Western Central Pacific 6 TL 1909
Jaydia carinatus Ocellate cardinalfish Western Pacific 15 TL 1828
Jaydia catalai Western Central Pacific 5.4 SL 1973
Jaydia ellioti Flag-in cardinal-fish Indo-West Pacific 16 TL 1875
Jaydia erythrophthalma Western Pacific 5.9 SL 2015
Jaydia hungi Western Indian Ocean 1965
Jaydia lineata Indian perch Indo-West Pacific 14.8 TL 1842
Jaydia melanopus Monster cardinal-fish Western Pacific 11 TL 1911
Jaydia novaeguineae Indo-Pacific 8.9 SL 1832
Jaydia photogaster Silverbelly cardinalfish Western Pacific 6 TL 1998
Jaydia poeciloptera Pearly-finned cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 14 SL 1828
Jaydia quartus Western Indian Ocean 2000
Jaydia queketti Spotfin cardinal Western Indian Ocean 12.3 TL 1903
Jaydia smithi Smith's cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 14.5 TL 1970
Jaydia striata Western Central Pacific 7 TL 1912
Jaydia striatodes Indo-West Pacific 1997
Jaydia tchefouensis Northwest Pacific 1942
Jaydia truncata Flagfin cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 15 TL 1855



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013