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A new genus and species Kurtamia bykhovskyi gen. sp. nov., similar to the genus Archamia, but differing by presence of a foliiform-widened pleural ribs at the 5–9 vertebrae and combinations of certain other characters are described. Kurtamia and Archamia are considered as sister groups. The structures of pleural ribs and pterygophores of the anal-fin spiny rays in the new species have several similarities with those in the family Kurtidae, which should be considered close to Apogonidae. The relationships between Kurtamia, Apogonidae, and Kurtidae are considered.
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Original Russian Text © A.M. Prokofiev, 2006, published in Vorprosy Ikhtiologii, 2006, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 293–305.
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Prokofiev, A.M. A new genus of cardinalfishes (perciformes: Apogonidae) from the south China sea, with a discussion of the relationships between the families Apogonidae and Kurtidae. J. Ichthyol. 46, 279–291 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945206040011
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