Species Cercamia eremia (Allen, 1987)
Glassy Cardinalfish, Solitary Cardinalfish
- Rhabdamia eremia Allen, G.R. 1987. New Australian Fishes. Part 2. Four new species of Apogonidae. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 48(1): 3-8 [4, fig. 2].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.25815–020, South Muiron Island, WA.
Paratype(s) AM I.26320-001; BPBM 15598; BPBM 17550; BPBM 22321; WAM P.25793-003; WAM P.26071-013; WAM P.26085-015; WAM P.26092-023; WAM P.27459-006; WAM P.27581-001; WAM P.28024-009.
Generic Combinations
- Cercamia eremia (Allen, 1987). —
Randall, J.E. & C.L. Smith 1988. Two new species and a new genus of cardinalfishes (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Rapa, South Pacific Ocean. American Museum Novitates 2926: 1-9 [9]
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [509]
Gon, O. & Randall, J.E. 2003. A review of the Cardinalfishes (Perciformes: Apogonidae) of the Red Sea. Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin 1: 1-47 [30]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Rhabdamia sp. —
Allen, G.R. 1985. Fishes of Western Australia. Book 9. pp. 2207-2534 526 pls in Burgess, W.E. & Axelrod, H.R. (eds). Pacific Marine Fishes. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications. [2327]
Allen, G.R. & Russell, B.C. 1986. Part VII Fishes. pp. 79-103 in Berry, P.F. (ed.). Faunal Surveys of the Rowley Shoals, Scott Reef and Seringapatam Reef, northwestern Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 25: 1-106 [87]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Houtman Abrolhos, WA (28º29´S) to Escape Reef, QLD (15º50´S), Rowley Shoals and Scott Reef WA, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Timor Sea, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, Christmas Island; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [10]
- Hutchins, J.B. 1994. A survey of the nearshore reef fish fauna of Western Australia's west and south coasts — The Leeuwin Province. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 46: 1-66 figs 1-6 [46]
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [109]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine, nocturnal.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1985. Fishes of Western Australia. Book 9. pp. 2207-2534 526 pls in Burgess, W.E. & Axelrod, H.R. (eds). Pacific Marine Fishes. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications. [2327] (as Rhabdamia sp.)
Allen, G.R. & Steene, R.C. 1988. Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 197 pp. [61] (as Rhabdamia eremia)
Hayashi, M. 1991. Redescription of Cercamia eremia, (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Japan, with comments of the osteological characters. Science Reports of the Yokosuka City Museum 39: 35–44
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 [199]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [375] (Solitary Cardinalfish)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [509] (Glassy Cardinalfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Glassy Cardinalfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2015 | APOGONIDAE | 13-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 09-Jan-2014 | APOGONIDAE | 16-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 12-Dec-2012 | 12-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |