Genus Cercamia
Summary:
A genus of small (< 40 mm SL), semi-translucent cardinalfishes found in the Indo-Pacific. Individuals are nocturnally active, often solitary, and shelter in caves, crevices, holes, and under ledges at depths of about 10–55m.
Species of Cercamia are unique in having 9 precaudal vertebrae rather than 10 found in all other apogonid genera.
Species of Cercamia are unique in having 9 precaudal vertebrae rather than 10 found in all other apogonid genera.
Author: Bray, D.J. 2021
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2021, Cercamia in Fishes of Australia, accessed 25 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/genus/297
References
Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Mahardini, A. 2015 Cercamia melanogaster, a new species of cardinalfish (Apogonidae) from West Papua, Indonesia. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 14: 57-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1037597
Fraser, T.H., Bogorodsky, S.V., Mal, A.O. & Alpermann, T.J. 2021. Review of the cardinalfishes of the genus Cercamia (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) of the Red Sea and Indian Ocean with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 5039(3): 363-394. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5039.3.3