Glassy cardinalfish (Cercamia eremia)

Scientific name: Cercamia eremia Allen, 1987

Glassy cardinalfish (Cercamia eremia)

The Glassy cardinalfish (Cercamia eremia) is a marine fish of the family Apogonidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Cocos-Keeling, Christmas Island, northwestern Australia, Great Barrier Reef, and Palau. Recently reported from Tonga.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. Reddish brown pigment on the snout and cheek, clear fins, and deciduous scales. Two pairs of epipleural ribs, no predorsal bones, and hypurals 1-4 are fused into a double fan-shaped structure; 9+15 vertebrae. Transparent with no obvious markings.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cercamia eremia
Family
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.0
Depth range
2–40 m (7–131 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 40 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Cocos-Keeling, Christmas Island, northwestern Australia, Great Barrier Reef, and Palau. Recently reported from Tonga.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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