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Amia Linnaeus, 1766 
AphiaID: 157876

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Amiiformes (Order) > Amiidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Genus
Parent Amiidae
Sources  original description: Linnaeus, C. (1766). Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 1): 1-532. [details]

basis of record: Fishbase, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

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 Species Amia calva Linnaeus, 1766
Species Amia fasciata

Species Amia albomarginata Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 accepted as Apogon albomarginatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
Species Amia angustata Smith & Radcliffe, 1911 accepted as Ostorhinchus angustatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911)
Species Amia atripes Ogilby, 1916 accepted as Apogonichthyoides atripes (Ogilby, 1916)
Species Amia atrogaster Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 accepted as Ostorhinchus atrogaster (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
Species Amia aurea Bleeker, 1874 accepted as Ostorhinchus aureus (Lacepède, 1802)
Species Amia aurita (Valenciennes, 1831) accepted as Fowleria aurita (Valenciennes, 1831)
Species Amia aurolineatum Mowbray, 1927 accepted as Apogon aurolineatus (Mowbray, 1927)
Species Amia axillare (Valenciennes, 1832) accepted as Apogon axillaris Valenciennes, 1832
Species Amia berthae Ogilby, 1911 accepted as Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus (Weber, 1909)
Species Amia binotata Poey, 1867 accepted as Apogon binotatus (Poey, 1867)
Species Amia cathetogramma Tanaka, 1917 accepted as Apogon cathetogramma (Tanaka, 1917)
Species Amia cavitensis Jordan & Seale, 1907 accepted as Ostorhinchus cavitensis (Jordan & Seale, 1907)
Species Amia cavitiensis Jordan & Seale, 1907 accepted as Ostorhinchus cavitensis (Jordan & Seale, 1907)
Species Amia compressa Smith & Radcliffe, 1911 accepted as Ostorhinchus compressus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911)
Species Amia conklini Silvester, 1915 accepted as Phaeoptyx conklini (Silvester, 1915)
Species Amia diencaea Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 accepted as Apogon semiornatus Peters, 1876
Species Amia diversa Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 accepted as Apogon diversus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
Species Amia doryssa Jordan & Seale, 1906 accepted as Apogon doryssa (Jordan & Seale, 1906)
Species Amia elizabethae Jordan & Seale, 1905 accepted as Ostorhinchus fasciatus (White, 1790)
Species Amia endekataenia (Bleeker, 1852) accepted as Ostorhinchus endekataenia (Bleeker, 1852)
Species Amia exostigma Jordan & Starks, 1906 accepted as Pristiapogon exostigma (Jordan & Starks, 1906)
Species Amia frenata (Valenciennes, 1832) accepted as Pristiapogon fraenatus (Valenciennes, 1832)
Species Amia gilberti Jordan & Seale, 1905 accepted as Zoramia gilberti (Jordan & Seale, 1905)
Species Amia glaga (Bleeker, 1849) accepted as Apogon poecilopterus Cuvier, 1828
Species Amia griffini Seale, 1910 accepted as Ostorhinchus griffini (Seale, 1910)
Species Amia grossidens Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 accepted as Amioides grossidens (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
Species Amia guadalupensis Osburn & Nichols, 1916 accepted as Apogon guadalupensis (Osburn & Nichols, 1916)
Species Amia hyalina Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 accepted as Foa hyalina (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
Species Amia imberbe (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Apogon imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Amia imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Apogon imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Amia immaculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Amia jenkinsi Evermann & Seale, 1907 accepted as Ostorhinchus jenkinsi (Evermann & Seale, 1907)
Species Amia koilomatodon (Bleeker, 1853) accepted as Pristicon trimaculatus (Cuvier, 1828)
Species Amia menesema (Jenkins, 1903) accepted as Pristiapogon taeniopterus (Bennett, 1836)
Species Amia multilineata Bleeker, 1874 accepted as Ostorhinchus multilineatus (Bleeker, 1874)
Species Amia nigrocincta Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 accepted as Ostorhinchus nigrocincta (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
Species Amia nigrocinta Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 accepted as Apogon nigrocincta (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) accepted as Ostorhinchus nigrocincta (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
Species Amia parvula Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 accepted as Ostorhinchus parvulus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
Species Amia poecilopterus (Cuvier, 1828) accepted as Apogon poecilopterus Cuvier, 1828
Species Amia quadrifasciata (Cuvier, 1828) accepted as Ostorhinchus fasciatus (White, 1790)
Species Amia radcliffei Fowler, 1918 accepted as Apogon radcliffei (Fowler, 1918)
Species Amia retrosella Gill, 1862 accepted as Apogon retrosella (Gill, 1862)
Species Amia rhodopterus (Bleeker, 1852) accepted as Pristicon rhodopterus (Bleeker, 1852)
Species Amia robusta Smith & Radcliffe, 1911 accepted as Ostorhinchus cookii (Macleay, 1881)
Species Amia sealei Fowler, 1918 accepted as Ostorhinchus sealei (Fowler, 1918)
Species Amia semiornata (Peters, 1876) accepted as Apogon semiornatus Peters, 1876
Species Amia sialis Jordan & Thompson, 1914 accepted as Apogonichthyoides sialis (Jordan & Thompson, 1914)
Species Amia striata Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 accepted as Apogon striatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
Species Amia taeniopterus (Bennett, 1836) accepted as Pristiapogon taeniopterus (Bennett, 1836)
Species Amia townsendi Breder, 1927 accepted as Apogon townsendi (Breder, 1927)
Species Amia uninotata Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 accepted as Apogonichthyoides uninotatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
Species Amia urostigma Bleeker, 1874 accepted as Ostorhinchus urostigma (Bleeker, 1874)
Species Amia variegata (Valenciennes, 1832) accepted as Fowleria variegata (Valenciennes, 1832)
Species Amia versicolor Smith & Radcliffe, 1911 accepted as Siphamia tubifer Weber, 1909
Species Amia wilsoni Fowler, 1918 accepted as Apogon wilsoni (Fowler, 1918)
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2005-05-24 14:41:52Z  created  Cuvelier, Daphne
2013-03-07 14:11:33Z  checked  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Amia Linnaeus, 1766. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157876 on 2013-05-21
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