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Species in the genus Cercamia: [ 7 ] records

cladara, Cercamia Randall [J. E.] & Smith [C. L.] 1988:7, Fig. 2 [American Museum Novitates No. 2926; ref. 9278] Reef at entrance to Haurei Bay, Rapa, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific, depth 15 - 18 meters. Holotype: BPBM 31978. Paratypes: AMNH 75135 (3, 1 c&s); BPBM 17202 (1), 17279 (now 3); CAS 61348 (1); MNHN 1987-2035 (1); NSMT-P 44801 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 29535 (1); USNM 290959 (1); WAM P.29655-001 (1). Non-types: AMNH 72397 (43), 72415 (72); BPBM 13727 (9). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:24 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:26 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Cercamia cladara Randall & Smith 1988 -- (Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Randall 1999:14 [ref. 25829], Randall et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:197 [ref. 28239], Mabuchi et al. 2014:199 [ref. 33426], Allen et al. 2015:64 [ref. 33753], Mabuchi et al. 2015:43 [ref. 34429], Fraser & Bogorodsky 2019:579 [ref. 36628], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:71 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2021:369 [ref. 38633]). Current status: Valid as Cercamia cladara Randall & Smith 1988. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: South Pacific: from Chesterfield Island (Coral Sea) and Tonga, east to French Polynesia. Habitat: marine.

eremia, Rhabdamia Allen [G. R.] 1987:4, Fig. 2 [Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 13387] South Muiron Island, Western Australia, eastern Indian Ocean, 21°42'S, 114°20'E, depth 8 meters. Holotype: WAM P.25815-020. Paratypes: WAM P.25793-003 (6), P.26071-013 (1), P.26085-015 (1), P.26092-023 (2), P.27459-006 (1), P.27581-001 (1), P.28024-009 (1). Not BPBM (3 lots) and AMS. Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:24 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:26 [ref. 30117]. Junior synonym of Apogonoides macassariensis Bleeker 1849, which is unused and thus declared is a nomen oblitum, while Rhabdamia eremia Allen 1987 is a nomen protectum due to prevailing usage (Fraser & Bogorodsky 2019:579 [ref. 36628]). •Valid as Rhabdamia eremia Allen 1987 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:556 [ref. 12442], Allen 2000:88 [ref. 37268]). •Valid as Cercamia eremia (Allen 1987) -- (Hayashi 1991:36 [ref. 34689], Randall et al. 1997:509 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:131 [ref. 23965], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:750 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Shinohara et al. 2000:178 [ref. 25987], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:750 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Gon & Randall 2003:30 [ref. 26750], Myers & Donaldson 2003:624 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3320 [ref. 27945], Allen et al. 2006:1099 [ref. 29004], Yoshida et al. 2011:122 [ref. 32402], Allen & Erdmann 2012:375 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:69 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:199 [ref. 33426], Allen et al. 2015:64 [ref. 33753], Golani & Fricke 2018:73 [ref. 36273], Fraser & Bogorodsky 2019:579 [ref. 36628], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:73 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2021:373 [ref. 38633], Fraser et al. 2022:188 [ref. 39752], Allen & Erdmann 2024:398 [ref. 40796], Kai & Gosho 2025:48 [ref. 42505]). Nomen Protectum. Current status: Valid as Cercamia eremia (Allen 1987). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, eastern Mascarenes (Mauritius, Rodrigues), Chagos Archipelago, Christmas Island (Australia) and Indonesia east to Tonga, Wallis and Futuna, north to southern Japan, south to northern Western Australia and Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

laamu, Cercamia Fraser [T. H.], Bogorodsky [S. V.], Mal [A. O.] & Alpermann [T. J.] 2021:378, Fig. 11 [Zootaxa 5039 (no. 3); ref. 38633] Olhuveli Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives, 01°49.183'N, 73°24.108'E, depth 1 - 20 meters. Holotype: WAM P.34839.002. Paratypes; WAM P.34839.009 (2), P.35214.001 (1). Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Cercamia laamu Fraser, Bogorodsky, Mal & Alpermann 2021. Current status: Valid as Cercamia laamu Fraser, Bogorodsky, Mal & Alpermann 2021. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Maldives and Chagos Archipelago. Habitat: marine.

macassariensis, Apogonoides Bleeker [P.] 1849:71 [Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (Singapore) v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 316] Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. No types known. Senior synonym of Rhabdamia eremia Allen 1987, which is in prevailing usage and thus declared a nomen protectum, while Apogonoides macassariensis Bleeker 1849 is a nomen oblitum (Fraser & Bogorodsky 2019:579 [ref. 36628]). •Status uncertain, no types known -- (Fraser & Struhsaker 1991:719 [ref. 19768]). •In the synonymy of Cercamia eremia (Allen 1987) -- (Fraser & Bogorodsky 2019:579 [ref. 36628]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Cercamia eremia (Allen 1987). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

mascarene, Cercamia Fraser [T. H.], Bogorodsky [S. V.], Mal [A. O.] & Alpermann [T. J.] 2021:380, Figs. 10B-C, 12-13 [Zootaxa 5039 (no. 3); ref. 38633] Off Riviere Banane, Rodrigues Island, Mauritius, 19°40'05"S, 63°28'22"E, depth 21 - 22 meters. Holotype: SAIAB 70012. Paratypes; ROM, SAIAB. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Cercamia mascarene Fraser, Bogorodsky, Mal & Alpermann 2021. Current status: Valid as Cercamia mascarene Fraser, Bogorodsky, Mal & Alpermann 2021. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Rodrigues Island, Mauritius. Habitat: marine.

melanogaster, Cercamia Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Mahardini [A.] 2015:59, Figs. 1-3 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 14; ref. 33753] Sebakor, 3°17.034'S, 132°43.995"E, Fak Fak Peninsula, West Papua Province, Indonesia, depth 15 meters. Holotype: MZB 22706. Paratypes: MZB, WAM. •Valid as Cercamia melanogaster Allen, Erdmann & Mahardini 2015 -- (Fraser & Bogorodsky 2019:579 [ref. 36628], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:72 [ref. 36965], Allen & Erdmann 2024:399 [ref. 40796], Myers et al. 2025:51 [ref. 42065]). Current status: Valid as Cercamia melanogaster Allen, Erdmann & Mahardini 2015. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Mariana Islands; West Papua (Indonesia); Milne Bay (Papua New Guinea). IUCN (2025): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

spio, Cercamia Fraser [T. H.], Bogorodsky [S. V.], Mal [A. O.] & Alpermann [T. J.] 2021:383, Figs. 4B, 14-16 [Zootaxa 5039 (no. 3); ref. 38633] Al Wajh Bank, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea, 25°37'1.80"N, 36°53'17.20"E, depth 10 - 15 meters. Holotype: SMF 35891. Paratypes; SMF. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Cercamia spio Fraser, Bogorodsky, Mal & Alpermann 2021 -- (Golani & Fricke 2026:46 [ref. 42831]). Current status: Valid as Cercamia spio Fraser, Bogorodsky, Mal & Alpermann 2021. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. IUCN (2026): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.