# Archamia

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{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{For|species that have been moved out of genus ''Archamia''|Archamia (fish)}}
{{Speciesbox 
| image = ArchamBleekeriRLS.jpg
| display_parents = 2
| genus = Archamia
| parent_authority = [T. N. Gill](/source/Theodore_Nicholas_Gill), 1863
| species = bleekeri
| authority = ([Günther](/source/Albert_G%C3%BCnther), 1859)
| synonyms =
''Apogon bleekeri'' <small>Günther, 1859</small><br>
''Apogon notata'' <small>[Day](/source/Francis_Day), 1868</small><br>
''Archamia goni'' <small>Chen & Shao, 1993</small><br>
''Kurtamia bykhovskyi'' <small>Prokofiev, 2006</small>
}}

'''''Archamia bleekeri''''', also known as  '''Gon's cardinalfish''', is a [species](/source/species) of fish in the family [Apogonidae](/source/Apogonidae), the cardinalfishes. It is native to the coastal waters of the [Indian Ocean](/source/Indian_Ocean) and the western [Pacific Ocean](/source/Pacific_Ocean) from [Africa](/source/Africa) to [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia) and from [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan) to [Queensland](/source/Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia).  This species occurs in [mangrove forest](/source/mangrove_forest)s and [reef](/source/reef)s, and is an inhabitant of [shipwreck](/source/shipwreck)s, preferring [silt](/source/silt)y areas with muddy or sandy substrates.  This species grows to a total length of {{convert|10|cm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{FishBase |genus= Archamia|species= bleekeri| month = August | year = 2015}}</ref>  This species is the only member of the genus '''''Archamia'''''. The other species were moved to the new genus ''[Taeniamia](/source/Taeniamia)'' in 2013.<ref name=Fraser2013>Fraser, T.H. (2013): [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2013/f/z03714p063f.pdf A new genus of cardinalfish (Apogonidae: Percomorpha), redescription of ''Archamia'' and resemblances and relationships with ''Kurtus'' (Kurtidae: Percomorpha).] ''Zootaxa, 3714 (1): 1–63.''</ref><ref name=Mabuchi2014>Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014): [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2014/f/z03846p203f.pdf Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters.] ''Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.''</ref>

==Species formerly in genus ''Archamia''==
12 species were formerly assigned to this genus, but have now been moved into ''[Taeniamia](/source/Taeniamia)'':<ref>{{FishBase genus | genus = Archamia| month = December | year = 2012}}</ref>
* ''[Archamia ataenia](/source/Archamia_ataenia)'' <small>[J. E. Randall](/source/John_Ernest_Randall) & [Satapoomin](/source/Ukkrit_Satapoomin), 1999</small>
* ''[Archamia biguttata](/source/Archamia_biguttata)'' <small>[Lachner](/source/Ernest_Albert_Lachner), 1951</small> (Twinspot cardinalfish)
* ''[Archamia bilineata](/source/Archamia_bilineata)'' <small>[Gon](/source/Ofer_Gon) & [J. E. Randall](/source/John_Ernest_Randall), 1995</small>
* ''[Archamia buruensis](/source/Archamia_buruensis)'' <small>([Bleeker](/source/Pieter_Bleeker), 1856)</small> (Buru cardinalfish)
* ''[Archamia flavofasciata](/source/Archamia_flavofasciata)'' <small>[Gon](/source/Ofer_Gon) & [J. E. Randall](/source/John_Ernest_Randall), 2003</small>
* ''[Archamia fucata](/source/Archamia_fucata)'' <small>([Cantor](/source/Theodore_Edward_Cantor), 1849)</small> (Orangelined cardinalfish)
* ''[Archamia leai](/source/Archamia_leai)'' <small>[Waite](/source/Edgar_Ravenswood_Waite), 1916</small> (Lea's cardinalfish)
* ''[Archamia lineolata](/source/Archamia_lineolata)'' <small>([G. Cuvier](/source/Georges_Cuvier), 1828)</small> (Shimmering cardinal)
* ''[Archamia macroptera](/source/Archamia_macroptera)'' <small>([G. Cuvier](/source/Georges_Cuvier), 1828)</small> (Dusky-tailed cardinalfish)
* ''[Archamia mozambiquensis](/source/Archamia_mozambiquensis)'' <small>[J. L. B. Smith](/source/James_Leonard_Brierley_Smith), 1961</small> (Mozambique cardinalfish)
* ''[Archamia pallida](/source/Archamia_pallida)'' <small>[Gon](/source/Ofer_Gon) & [J. E. Randall](/source/John_Ernest_Randall), 1995</small>
* ''[Archamia zosterophora](/source/Archamia_zosterophora)'' <small>([Bleeker](/source/Pieter_Bleeker), 1856)</small> (Blackbelted cardinalfish)

==References==
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Category:Apogoninae
Category:Fish described in 1859
Category:Monotypic marine fish genera
Category:Taxa named by Theodore Gill

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