Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii
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Cercamia cladara Randall & Smith, 1988
Very special thanks for the photo of Cercamia cladara to Richard Winterbottom.
The apogonid genus Cercamia Randall & Smith 1988 contains small (< 45 mm SL), mostly transparent, larval-like fishes that inhabit dark crevices of Indo-Pacific coral reefs at depths of about 6–40 m.
Main Reference:
Randall, J.E. and C.L. Smith, 1988. Two new species and a new genus of cardinalfishes (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Rapa, South Pacific Ocean. Am. Mus. Novit.
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogoninae (Subfamily) > Cercamia (Genus) > Cercamia eremia (Species)
Very special thanks for the photo of Cercamia cladara to Richard Winterbottom.
The apogonid genus Cercamia Randall & Smith 1988 contains small (< 45 mm SL), mostly transparent, larval-like fishes that inhabit dark crevices of Indo-Pacific coral reefs at depths of about 6–40 m.
Main Reference:
Randall, J.E. and C.L. Smith, 1988. Two new species and a new genus of cardinalfishes (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Rapa, South Pacific Ocean. Am. Mus. Novit.
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogoninae (Subfamily) > Cercamia (Genus) > Cercamia eremia (Species)
