Nectamia is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Ocean.

Species

The 9 recognized species in this genus are:

• Nectamia annularis (Rüppell, 1829) (ringtail cardinalfish)

• Nectamia bandanensis (Bleeker, 1854) (bigeye cardinalfish)

• Nectamia fusca (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (ghost cardinalfish)

• Nectamia ignitops T. H. Fraser, 2008 (fire-eye cardinalfish)

• Nectamia luxuria T. H. Fraser, 2008 (multibarred cardinalfish)

• Nectamia savayensis (Günther, 1872) (Samoan cardinalfish)

• Nectamia similis T. H. Fraser, 2008 (similar cardinalfish)

• Nectamia viria T. H. Fraser, 2008 (bracelet cardinalfish)

• Nectamia zebrinus (T. H. Fraser, J. E. Randall & Lachner, 1999)

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