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Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.)
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Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
天竺鯛科 (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Siphamia: A Swazi word, siphama, for a fish; arnazae: Named for the second author’s wife, Arnaz Mehta, who discovered the fish..