''Glossamia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of freshwater fish in the family

Apogonidae Cardinalfishes are a family, Apogonidae, of ray-finned fishes found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans; they are chiefly marine, but some species are found in brackish water and a few (notably ''Glossamia'') are found in fresh water. A ...

. The majority of the species are

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torres ...

, but ''G. aprion'' is also found in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...

Species

The 11 recognized species in this genus are:Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014)
Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters.
''Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.'' * ''

Glossamia abo ''Glossamia'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Apogonidae. The majority of the species are endemic to New Guinea, but ''G. aprion'' is also found in Australia. Species The 11 recognized species in this genus are:Mabuchi, K., Fras ...

'' ( Herre, 1935) * ''

Glossamia aprion ''Glossamia aprion'' is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes, from northern Australia and New Guinea. In Australia, it is commonly known as the mouth almighty. Description ''G. aprion'' has a cr ...

'' ( J. Richardson, 1842) (mouth almighty) * ''

Glossamia arguni ''Glossamia'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Apogonidae. The majority of the species are endemic to New Guinea, but ''G. aprion'' is also found in Australia. Species The 11 recognized species in this genus are:Mabuchi, K., Fras ...

'' Hadiaty & G. R. Allen, 2011 Hadiaty, R.K. & Allen, G.R. (2011)
''Glossamia arguni'', a new species of freshwater cardinalfish (Apogonidae) from West Papua Province, Indonesia.
''aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 17 (3): 173-180.'' * ''

Glossamia beauforti ''Glossamia'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Apogonidae. The majority of the species are endemic to New Guinea, but ''G. aprion'' is also found in Australia. Species The 11 recognized species in this genus are:Mabuchi, K., Fras ...

'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Beaufort's mouth almighty) * ''

Glossamia gjellerupi ''Glossamia'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Apogonidae. The majority of the species are endemic to New Guinea, but ''G. aprion'' is also found in Australia. Species The 11 recognized species in this genus are:Mabuchi, K., Fras ...

'' (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1929) (Gjellerup's mouth almighty) * ''

Glossamia heurni ''Glossamia'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Apogonidae. The majority of the species are endemic to New Guinea, but ''G. aprion'' is also found in Australia. Species The 11 recognized species in this genus are:Mabuchi, K., Fras ...

'' (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1929) * ''

Glossamia narindica ''Glossamia'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Apogonidae. The majority of the species are endemic to New Guinea, but ''G. aprion'' is also found in Australia. Species The 11 recognized species in this genus are:Mabuchi, K., Fras ...

'' T. R. Roberts, 1978 (slender mouth almighty) * ''

Glossamia sandei ''Glossamia'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Apogonidae. The majority of the species are endemic to New Guinea, but ''G. aprion'' is also found in Australia. Species The 11 recognized species in this genus are:Mabuchi, K., Fras ...

'' (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Sande's mouth almighty) * ''

Glossamia timika ''Glossamia'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Apogonidae. The majority of the species are endemic to New Guinea, but ''G. aprion'' is also found in Australia. Species The 11 recognized species in this genus are:Mabuchi, K., Fras ...

'' G. R. Allen, Hortle & Renyaan, 2000 (Timika mouth almighty) * ''

Glossamia trifasciata ''Glossamia'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Apogonidae. The majority of the species are endemic to New Guinea, but ''G. aprion'' is also found in Australia. Species The 11 recognized species in this genus are:Mabuchi, K., Fras ...

'' (M. C. W. Weber], 1913) (three-barred mouth almighty) * ''

Glossamia wichmanni ''Glossamia'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Apogonidae. The majority of the species are endemic to New Guinea, but ''G. aprion'' is also found in Australia. Species The 11 recognized species in this genus are:Mabuchi, K., Fras ...

'' (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Wichmann's mouth almighty)

References

Apogoninae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Theodore Gill Endemic fauna of New Guinea {{ray-finned fish-stub