title: Re-description of two species of the cardinalfish genus Archamia (Teleostei: Apogonidae) from the Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean.
abstract: The cardinalfishes Archamia bilineata and A. pallida were originally described from a small number of specimens collected in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea and Oman, respectively. Both species are re-described using specimens collected recently in Yemen and Kenya, including the first known adult of A. pallida. These new collections increased the geographical range of both species considerably. Differences between the two populations now known for each of the species are discussed.
authors.affiliation: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Private Bag 1015, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa; Email: o.gon@saiab.ac.za.
authors.forename: Ofer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gon
authors.affiliation: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Private Bag 1015, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa; Email: g.gouws@saiab.ac.za.
authors.forename: Gavin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gouws
authors.affiliation: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Private Bag 1015, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa; Email: m.mwale@saiab.ac.za.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mwale
authors.affiliation: Kenya Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mombasa, Kenya; Email: jmwaluma@kmfri.co.ke.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mwaluma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D019156:Indian Ocean