First record of a cardinalfish Neamia articycla (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Amami-oshima Island, Ryukyu Island, Japan

Seven specimens of a cardinalfish Neamia articycla, collected from dead-coral rubble bottoms of shallow to relatively deep coral reefs (at 4-60 m depths) at the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, represent first record from Japanese waters and northernmost record for the species. A brief account of the morpholo...

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Published inGyoruigaku zasshi Vol. 54; no. 2
Main Authors Shibukawa, K.(Nagao Natural Environment Foundation, Tokyo (Japan)), Takata, Y, Shinohara, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published 01.11.2007
Subjects
APOGONIDAE
ARRECIFES CORALINOS
CORAL REEFS
DISTRIBUCION GEOGRAFICA
DISTRIBUTION GEOGRAPHIQUE
EAST CHINA SEA
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
IDENTIFICACION
IDENTIFICATION
MAR DE CHINA ORIENTAL
MER DE CHINE ORIENTALE
NOMENCLATURA
NOMENCLATURE
RECIF CORALLIEN
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Summary:Seven specimens of a cardinalfish Neamia articycla, collected from dead-coral rubble bottoms of shallow to relatively deep coral reefs (at 4-60 m depths) at the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, represent first record from Japanese waters and northernmost record for the species. A brief account of the morphology of the Japanese specimens is given, in addition to a photograph showing the coloration of a freshly-collected specimen. The species is also newly recorded from Lombok Island, Indonesia and Mabul Island (northeast of Borneo), Malaysia. The specimens are compared with the original description, and some discrepancies in scale condition and coloration noted. The new Japanese name 'Kakushi-yatsutoge-tenjikudai' is proposed for the species.
Bibliography:L60
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ISSN:0021-5090