Genus Zoramia Jordan, 1917
- Zoramia Jordan, D.S. 1917. Notes on Glossamia and related genera of cardinal fishes. Copeia 1917(44): 46-47 [46].
Type species:
Apogon graeffii Günther, 1873 by original designation.
Introduction
The genus contains six species from the Indo-Pacific region (Mabuchi et al. 2014).
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
APOGONIDAE: Zoramia fragilis (Smith, 1961) [original combination Apogon fragilis Smith 1961] — Greenfield, D.W., Langston, R.C. & Randall, J.E. 2005. Two new cardinalfishes of the Indo-Pacific fish genus Zoramia (Apogonidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 56(33): 625-637 [627] (restricted to western Indian Ocean)
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
General References
Fraser, T.H. & Lachner, E.A. 1985. A revision of the cardinalfish subgenera Pristiapogon and Zoramia (genus Apogon) of the Indo-Pacific region (Teleostei: Apogonidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 412: 1-47
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
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2021 | APOGONIDAE | 13-Jan-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 23-Feb-2015 | APOGONIDAE | 13-Jan-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 09-Jan-2014 | APOGONIDAE | 13-Jan-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 04-Nov-2011 | ADDED |