RESEARCH ARTICLE
Cercamia melanogaster,
a new species of cardinalfish (Apogonidae) from West
Papua, Indonesia
Gerald R. Allen, Mark V.
Erdmann & Angka Mahardini
Abstract
A new species of apogonid,
Cercamia melanogaster, is described from 11
specimens, 17.1-28.0 mm SL, collected in 15-42
m in the Bird's Head region of West Papua Province,
Indonesia. Diagnostic features include dorsal rays
VI-I,9; anal rays II,11-13; pectoral rays 9-11;
gill rakers 1 + 10-12; scales cycloid, about
22-23 in lateral series and 9-10 in transverse
series; scales present on preopercle and opercle;
colour overall transparent pinkish with broad red
zone on side of snout to rear margin of head, red
on ventralmost part of head, and dark brown (nearly
black) abdomen with diagonal pearly white band from
upper rear margin of operculum to vent. Genetic evidence
is provided to show a high level of divergence in
the mtDNA COI marker between the three recognized
species in Cercamia, including the new taxon,
C. cladara, and C. eremia.
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CITATION:
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.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1037597
publication date: 9 April
2015
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